Jerome and Preston squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Jerome had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a 64-33 loss at the hands of the Preston Indians. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Indians are ranked fifth).
Jerome's loss dropped their record down to 11-14. As for Preston, the victory (which was their 15th in a row) raised their record to 23-1.
Jerome does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Preston, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Bonneville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Preston knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Bonneville likes a good challenge.
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