The Jackson Ironman/Ironladies will challenge the Vinton County Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Jackson will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Jackson will face Vinton County after dropping another heartbreaker against Adena on Friday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 3.1 of beating them. Jackson came up short against Adena, falling 47-27. While losing is never fun, the Ironman/Ironladies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 720th, while the Warriors are ranked 290th).
Meanwhile, Vinton County didn't have too much trouble with Northwest on Thursday as they won 46-30. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Vinton County's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-4. As for Jackson, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.
Jackson was able to grind out a solid victory over Vinton County in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 47-36. Will Jackson repeat their success, or does Vinton County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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