Jackson-Reed is on a 22-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Roosevelt is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Jackson-Reed Tigers will welcome the Roosevelt Roughriders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jackson-Reed knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Roosevelt likes a good challenge.
Jackson-Reed is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Ballou 61-26. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 games by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt faced Eastern in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Roosevelt snuck past Eastern with a 67-63 victory.
Roosevelt's win came from a few key players Jackson-Reed will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Gabriel Hudgens, who went 8-for-13 to rack up 20 points and six steals. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 15 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of De'Marean Frazier, who went 8-for-10 on his way to 22 points.
Jackson-Reed is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.5 points over those games. As for Roosevelt, their win bumped their record up to 22-7.
Jackson-Reed strolled past Roosevelt in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 74-58. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Roosevelt's Ke'Mari Pointer, who went 7-for-10 en route to 16 points and six assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Jackson-Reed still be able to contain Pointer? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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