The Jimtown Jimmies struggled with assists on Friday (the Penn Kingsmen had eight more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Jimtown fell to Penn 35-31. Jimtown has struggled against Penn recently, as their contest on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Jimtown's loss came despite strong showings from Dylan Fey and Javen Jackson. Fey scored nine points along with two steals, while Jackson scored eight points along with two steals.
Jimtown struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Penn to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maverick Brown, who scored 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Bonner, who scored eight points.
Jimtown's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Penn, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Jimtown will be playing at home against Goshen at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Goshen is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak. As for Penn, they will head out on the road to square off against Northridge at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
