McDonald and Jackson-Milton are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The McDonald Blue Devils will face off against the Jackson-Milton Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McDonald is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Tuesday, McDonald made easy work of Waterloo and carried off a 54-34 win. The Blue Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 20 points or more this season.
| 02/04/25 vs Waterloo | 2 |
| 01/31/25 vs Western Reserve | 1 |
| 01/28/25 @ McKinley | 1 |
| 12/27/24 @ Girard | 1 |
| 12/23/24 @ Waterloo | 1 |
McDonald can attribute much of their success to Chris Ragazzine, who went 6 of 9 en route to 14 points. The dominant performance also gave Ragazzine a new career-high in steals (two). Another player making a difference was Drew Zajack, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 11 points and eight boards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jackson-Milton). In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 74-73 victory over Memorial. The win was all the more spectacular given the Bluejays' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 685th, while the Red Devils are ranked 340th).
Jackson-Milton is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for McDonald, their record is now 13-5.
Things could have been worse for McDonald, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 63-48 loss to Jackson-Milton in their previous meeting back in January. Can McDonald avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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