The Jena Giants will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Alexandria Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Jena lost 62-42 to Marksville on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Giants can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Tigers are ranked 51st).
Meanwhile, Alexandria came up short against Ouachita Parish on Friday and fell 72-65.
Jena will need to focus on slowing down Jarvell Bordelon, one of several Alexandria players who made an impact when they last played. He went 12-for-19 on his way to 27 points and seven boards. With that strong performance, Bordelon is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Bolden, who posted 12 points and six rebounds.
Jena has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season. As for Alexandria, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 26-7.
Jena was dealt a bruising 78-29 loss at the hands of Alexandria in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Thankfully for Jena, Jaylin Johnson (who went 7-for-8 en route to 19 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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