The Jefferson Democrats will take on the Lincoln Cardinals at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Saturday, Jefferson was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 54-48 to Benson Tech. The loss continues a trend for the Democrats in their matchups with the Astros: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Lincoln was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell 72-60 to Ida B. Wells. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (58), the Cardinals still had to take the loss.
Jefferson's loss dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-17.
Jefferson strolled past Lincoln in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 72-58. Will Jefferson repeat their success, or does Lincoln have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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