The Fort Zumwalt North Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Jackson Fighting Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fort Zumwalt North will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Fighting Indians are ranked 49th).
Last Tuesday, Fort Zumwalt North suffered a rough 65-41 loss at the hands of the Eagles. Fort Zumwalt North has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Jackson had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They blew past Oakville 69-39 at home. With Jackson ahead 42-16 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Kole Deck and Judd Thoma were among the main playmakers for Jackson as the former scored 18 points and the latter dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. Thoma is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Blayne Harris, who scored 14 points.
Fort Zumwalt North's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-11. As for Jackson, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Fort Zumwalt North took a serious blow against the Fighting Indians in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 74-26. Will Fort Zumwalt North have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
