The Midway Green Wave just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Jellico Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Midway comes in on four and Jellico on three.
Midway will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Sweetwater, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Midway strolled past Sweetwater with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 63-48.
Meanwhile, Jellico took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging an 89-52 victory over Coalfield. The Blue Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 25 points or more this season.
Midway better focus on containing Trey Vann and Caleb Rose as the pair were huge in Jellico's win. Vann almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine boards, while Rose shot 7-for-9 from long range and almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. The contest was Vann's 15th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Gavin Dabney, who posted 14 points.
Jellico was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Midway pushed their record up to 10-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Jellico, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Midway didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Jellico in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with an 83-79 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Vann, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Midway still be able to contain Vann? There's only one way to find out.
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