The Jefferson City Jays will be home for the holidays to greet the East St. Louis Flyers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Saturday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Jefferson City had to settle for a 64-62 defeat against New Madrid County Central. While losing is never fun, Jefferson City can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 337th, while New Madrid County Central is ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, East St. Louis came up short against Douglass on Saturday and fell 71-64.
Jefferson City now has a losing record at 2-3. As for East St. Louis, their defeat was their third straight at home, which bumped their record down to 5-3.
Jefferson City came up short against East St. Louis in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, falling 74-61. Will Jefferson City have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
