The Jasper Eagles will take on the Jefferson Independent Day Cavaliers in a tournament on Monday.
Last Monday, Jasper lost to Blue Eye on the road by a 51-34 margin.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Jefferson Independent Day's strategy against Bronaugh on Tuesday. Everything went Jefferson Independent Day's way against Bronaugh as Jefferson Independent Day made off with a 68-46 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cavaliers.
Jefferson Independent Day's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jack Twiss, who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 28 points plus five assists and five rebounds, and Will Twiss, who went 7 for 15 en route to 22 points plus eight steals and six assists. Another player making a difference was Kohl Thurman, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
Jefferson Independent Day was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Jasper dropped their record down to 1-1 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Jefferson Independent Day, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Jasper against Jefferson Independent Day in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 48-18 victory. Will Jasper repeat their success, or does Jefferson Independent Day have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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