The Jamestown Red & Green will head out on the road to take on the Salamanca Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Jamestown is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Jamestown is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 59-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Otto-Eldred on Saturday.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Salamanca's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 59-47 to Port Allegany. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 207th in New York, while the Gators are ranked 93rd in Pennsylvania).
Jamestown will need focus on slowing down Leilene Mccomber, one of several Salamanca players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 14 points along with seven boards and four steals. Mccomber is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Makenzie Crouse, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards.
Even though they lost, Salamanca smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 27 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Jamestown now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Salamanca, their record is now 3-2.
Jamestown strolled past Salamanca when the teams last played on December 9th by a score of 51-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jamestown since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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