Jefferson is 0-7 against the Bulldogs since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The pair will face off at 5:30 p.m. on February 6th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Jefferson has struggled recently with ten losses in a row, while the Bulldogs will arrive with five straight wins.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 85-31, which was the final score in Jefferson's tilt against the Crusaders on Friday. Jefferson has struggled against the Crusaders recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Jefferson's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Demi Pane, who scored eight points, and Grace Strong who scored eight points along with six assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Le Mars beat the Wolverines 57-51 on Friday. Given Le Mars' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Wolverines are ranked 113th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jefferson dropped their record down to 1-17 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Le Mars, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
Jefferson took a serious blow against the Bulldogs when the teams last played on Thursday, falling 59-22. The match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Jefferson was down 37-9.
