The Cardinal Huskies will venture away from home to square off against the Jackson-Milton Bluejays at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Cardinal turned things around against Wickliffe on Wednesday. They slipped by the Blue Devils 25-24. The score was all tied up 13-13 at the break, but the Huskies were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Jackson-Milton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were beaten by Mineral Ridge 65-24. The Bluejays were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-13.
Cardinal will need focus on slowing down Amani Yasin, one of several Jackson-Milton players who made an impact when they last played. She went 6 of 14 on her way to 13 points and eight rebounds. That was a full 54.2% of Jackson-Milton's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Gabby Kerr also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Even though they lost, Jackson-Milton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Jackson-Milton's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Cardinal, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 6-8.
Cardinal skirted past Jackson-Milton 48-45 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cardinal 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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