Allen East is 2-8 against Jefferson since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Allen East Mustangs will take on the Jefferson Wildcats in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Allen East was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 62-58 to Elida. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (56), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Jefferson was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 53-48 to Wapakoneta. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jefferson's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Allen East, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Allen East took their win against Jefferson in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 85-61. The rematch might be a little tougher for Allen East 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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