East Robertson and Jo Byrns are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2020, but not for long. The East Robertson Indians will head out to square off against the Jo Byrns Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. East Robertson has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Jo Byrns will come in with five straight wins.
On Tuesday, East Robertson came up short against Liberty Creek and fell 59-47. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 363rd, while the Wolves are ranked 122nd).
Meanwhile, Jo Byrns hadn't done well against White House-Heritage recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Jo Byrns had just enough and edged White House-Heritage out 45-43.
Jo Byrns is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for East Robertson, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
East Robertson ended up a good deal behind Jo Byrns when the teams last played last Monday, losing 63-47. Can East Robertson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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