A feisty cat fight is on tap when the J.R. Tucker Tigers duke it out with the Deep Run Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday... Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
J.R. Tucker will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Hermitage, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. J.R. Tucker walked away with a 55-48 win over Hermitage on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Deep Run hadn't done well against Glen Allen recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Deep Run snuck past Glen Allen with a 64-58 victory.
Deep Run pushed their record up to 6-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for J.R. Tucker, their victory bumped their record up to 13-2.
J.R. Tucker came out on top in a nail-biter against Deep Run in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, sneaking past 60-57. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Deep Run's Chris Suber, who went 10 of 22 on his way to 26 points in addition to seven assists and five boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will J.R. Tucker still be able to contain Suber? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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