Jackson-Milton and McDonald are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Jackson-Milton Bluejays will be playing at home against the McDonald Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Jackson-Milton comes in on three and McDonald on seven.
Jackson-Milton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They escaped with a win on Tuesday against Memorial by the margin of a single free throw, 74-73. The win was all the more spectacular given the Bluejays' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 685th, while the Red Devils are ranked 340th).
Meanwhile, everything went McDonald's way against Waterloo on Tuesday as McDonald made off with a 54-34 victory. The Blue Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.
Jackson-Milton better keep an eye on Chris Ragazzine. He was instrumental in McDonald's win, going 6 of 9 on his way to 14 points. The dominant performance also gave Ragazzine a new career-high in steals (two). Another player making a difference was Drew Zajack, who went 5 for 9 en route to 11 points and eight boards.
Jackson-Milton has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for McDonald, their win bumped their record up to 13-5.
Jackson-Milton strolled past McDonald in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 63-48. Will Jackson-Milton repeat their success, or does McDonald have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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