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| 02/23/21 - Away | 61-51 W |
| 02/13/21 - Home | 57-40 W |
| 02/21/20 - Home | 70-55 W |
| 01/17/20 - Away | 52-48 W |
| 02/16/19 - Away | 44-73 L |
| + 5 more games |
Anna-Jonesboro is 9-1 against Sparta since February of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats will host the Sparta Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Anna-Jonesboro is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Nashville just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 60-36 to the Hornets. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 314th, while the Hornets are ranked 102nd).
Meanwhile, Sparta entered their match against Carlyle on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Sparta took a 68-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Carlyle.
Anna-Jonesboro's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Sparta, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-7.
Anna-Jonesboro beat Sparta 61-51 when the teams last played back in February of 2021. Does Anna-Jonesboro have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sparta turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
