Jefferson is 1-9 against Iowa City since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another 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'.
Jefferson is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game last Friday. They were dealt a 91-43 loss at the hands of Kennedy. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Cougars are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, Iowa City was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Friday as they fell 57-53 to Iowa City West. The Little Hawks haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Iowa City's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Jefferson, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Jefferson came up short against Iowa City in their previous meeting back in February, falling 73-68. Can Jefferson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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