Jackson-Olin is 0-7 against Homewood since December of 2014 but things could change on Tuesday. The Jackson-Olin Mustangs will host the Homewood Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jackson-Olin will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Parker, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Jackson-Olin snuck past Parker with a 48-43 victory on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Homewood waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Thundering Herd 50-47. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 54th, while the Thundering Herd are ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Homewood's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-10. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.5 points per game. As for Jackson-Olin, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Jackson-Olin was taken down by Homewood 57-27 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Jackson-Olin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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