After losing to Yorktown the last time they met, Jay County decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Jay County Patriots snuck past the Yorktown Tigers with a 42-36 win on Saturday.
Cole Forthofer
| 02/15/25 vs Yorktown | 89% |
| 02/14/25 vs Heritage | 50% |
| 02/06/25 @ Southern Wells | 80% |
| 02/01/25 @ Blackford | 71% |
Leading Jay County to victory were Cole Forthofer and Tucker Griffin. Forthofer went 8-for-9 on his way to 18 points in addition to eight rebounds and three blocks, while Griffin posted 11 points along with seven assists and three steals. Forthofer is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Gradin Swoveland, who earned four points in addition to six boards and five assists.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Jay County was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They are 9-3 when they've passed the ball that well.
Despite the loss, Yorktown still got an impressive performance from Jabin Barnes, who shot 60% from the field to rack up 12 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Those three steals gave Barnes a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Tyler, who put up four points.
Jay County's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-8. As for Yorktown, they dropped their record down to 5-14 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Jay County has already played their next game, a 72-64 loss against Hamilton Heights on the 18th. As for Yorktown, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 63-50 win against Muncie Central on the 18th.
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