The Jasper Pirates just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Lead Hill Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jasper is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down County Line 48-34. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Lead Hill on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Scranton out of the water with an 80-50 final score. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 21 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Jasper better focus on containing Noah Royce and Dawson Lively as the pair were huge in Lead Hill's win. Royce posted 13 points along with eight boards and seven steals, while Lively dropped a triple-double with 12 points, ten rebounds, and ten assists. Those ten boards gave Lively a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Rogers, who went 6-for-8 on his way to 14 points and seven rebounds.
Lead Hill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in five consecutive games.
Jasper's record is now 32-5. As for Lead Hill, their record now sits at 33-5.
Jasper couldn't quite finish off Lead Hill in their previous meeting on Saturday and fell 58-55. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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