The Nazareth Swifts will head out on the road to face off against the Jayton Jaybirds at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Nazareth comes in on 14 and Jayton on five.
Nazareth is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They took down Texline 54-35. Given the Swifts' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Jayton earned a 42-31 win over Irion County on Thursday.
Jayton pushed their record up to 25-12 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.5 points over those games. As for Nazareth, their win bumped their record up to 27-9.
Everything came up roses for Nazareth against Jayton when the teams last played back in February of 2018, as the team secured a 67-37 victory. Does Nazareth have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jayton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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