The Jasper Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Archie Whirlwinds at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Monday, Jasper took a serious blow against the Tigers, falling 47-16. While losing is never fun, Jasper can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 426th, while the Tigers are ranked 181st).
Meanwhile, Archie didn't have too much trouble with the Mules at home on Wednesday as they won 61-42. Archie pushed the score to 50-25 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mules cut but never quite recovered from.
This is the second loss in a row for Jasper and nudges their season record down to 9-10. As for Archie, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-9.
Jasper might still be hurting after the 55-34 defeat they got from the Whirlwinds in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Can Jasper avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
