After flying high against Alfred-Almond last Thursday, Jasper-Troupsburg came back down to earth. The Jasper-Troupsburg Wildcats took a 75-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bolivar-Richburg Wolverines on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 575th, while the Wolverines are ranked 266th).
| 02/04/25 @ Bolivar-Richburg | 30 |
| 01/30/25 @ Alfred-Almond | 24 |
| 01/25/25 vs Elba | 16 |
When it comes to explaining why Jasper-Troupsburg lost, don't look at Landon Zver. Despite the final result, he went 11 for 20 en route to 30 points and six boards. Zver's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Remchuk, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Jasper-Troupsburg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
The defeat snapped Jasper-Troupsburg's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-9 record. As for Bolivar-Richburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Jasper-Troupsburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bolivar-Richburg, they will face off against Fillmore at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Fillmore's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight games.
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