The Jackson Polar Bears will venture away from home to take on the GlenOak Golden Eagles at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Jackson knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 games -- so hopefully GlenOak likes a good challenge.
Jackson is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Barberton: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Jackson blew Barberton out of the water with a 91-53 final score. Given the Polar Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Magics are ranked 228th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, GlenOak was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 50-41 to Hoover.
GlenOak now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Jackson, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3.
Everything came up roses for Jackson against GlenOak in their previous matchup on January 3rd, as the squad secured an 86-50 win. In that matchup, Jackson amassed a halftime lead of 49-23, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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