West Jefferson and Firth are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2021, but not for long. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the West Jefferson Panthers duke it out with the Firth Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Jefferson will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating North Fremont, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. West Jefferson snuck past North Fremont with a 48-42 victory on Monday. The win was some much needed relief for the Panthers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Firth, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 57-41 victory over West Jefferson on Friday.
West Jefferson better focus on containing Kinzlee Faulkner and Georgiana Jolley as the pair were huge in Firth's win. Faulkner posted 18 points, while Jolley had 15 points. The dominant performance gave Faulkner a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Baylie Mecham, who put up nine points.
Firth is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.2 points per game. As for West Jefferson, their win bumped their record up to 10-12.
Things could have been worse for West Jefferson, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 57-41 loss to Firth in their previous matchup on Friday. Can West Jefferson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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