A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cardinals challenge the Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Spring Mills will be strutting in after a win while Jefferson will be coming in after a defeat.
On Monday, Spring Mills beat Smithsburg 54-43. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
Meanwhile, Jefferson came up short against Washington on Monday and fell 54-43. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Patriots are ranked 16th).
Spring Mills pushed their record up to 11-8 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.2 points over those games. As for Jefferson, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 3-14 record this season.
Spring Mills didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Jefferson in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 48-42 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spring Mills 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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