Having just played yesterday, the Jackson-Milton Bluejays will head out on the road to face off against the Leetonia Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jackson-Milton has four straight victories, Leetonia has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Jackson-Milton will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Springfield, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Jackson-Milton managed a 59-53 win over Springfield on Friday.
Meanwhile, Leetonia played a tough match on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 68-42 to Columbiana. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 809th, while the Clippers are ranked 318th).
Jackson-Milton's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-7. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Leetonia, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Jackson-Milton strolled past Leetonia in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 69-55. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jackson-Milton since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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