The Holtville Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Jemison Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Holtville will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Tuesday, Holtville strolled past LAMP with points to spare, taking the game 40-21. The 40-point effort marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
While Jemison didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 47-37 win over Thorsby on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Jemison can attribute much of their success to Zariyah Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 steals, and Trinity Bean, who had 16 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
Holtville's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for Jemison, their record now sits at 5-1.
Holtville came up short against Jemison in their previous matchup back in January, falling 44-35. Can Holtville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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