The Midfield Patriots will square off against the Jefferson Christian Academy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Midfield sitting on three straight victories and Jefferson Christian Academy on seven.
Midfield is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Jackson-Olin to the tune of 79-30 on Monday. With the Patriots ahead 46-11 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Malachi Robinson and Aaron Adams-Martin were among the main playmakers for Midfield as the former went 5 for 11 en route to 14 points plus seven rebounds and three steals and the latter went 5 for 8 en route to 13 points plus three steals. What's more, Adams-Martin also racked up three threes, the most he's had since back in December of 2023. Armonie Franklin was another key player, earning no points along with nine assists and four steals.
Midfield was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
While Jefferson Christian Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 0-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Shelby County 72-42 on Tuesday. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 25 points or more this season.
Jefferson Christian Academy's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.7 points per game. As for Midfield, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
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