A feisty cat fight will be fought when the West Jefferson Panthers challenge the Firth Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday... The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Jefferson has four straight wins, Firth has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Saturday, West Jefferson strolled past Dietrich with points to spare, taking the game 51-34.
Meanwhile, Firth played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Malad, falling 59-35. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Dragons are ranked sixth).
Firth's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for West Jefferson, their victory bumped their record up to 7-8.
West Jefferson was able to grind out a solid win over Firth in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 51-43. Will West Jefferson repeat their success, or does Firth have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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