The Paxton Bobcats will head out to take on the Jay Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Paxton took a loss when they played away from home back in December of 2024, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They rang in the new year with a 45-32 win over Poplar Springs.
Paxton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Garrett Lowry led the charge by putting up nine points and eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Cade Stewart, who posted nine points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jay). They couldn't have asked for a better start to 2025 than the 73-39 blowout they got against Blacksher.
Jay pushed their record up to 5-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for Paxton, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 7-8.
Paxton couldn't quite finish off Jay when the teams last played back in December of 2024 and fell 56-54. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jay's Tanner Mandell, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 17 boards. Now that Paxton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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