Jac-Cen-Del and Southwestern are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Jac-Cen-Del Eagles will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Southwestern Rebels at 7:30 p.m. Jac-Cen-Del has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Jac-Cen-Del is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 77-62 win over South Decatur on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Southwestern strolled past Batesville with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 56-42. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rebels.
Jac-Cen-Del better focus on containing Landon Kidwell and Braxton Lewis as the pair were huge in Southwestern's win. Kidwell dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 boards, while Lewis went 5 of 11 on his way to 17 points and five rebounds. Kidwell's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Cook, who posted seven points and five assists.
Southwestern's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Jac-Cen-Del, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Jac-Cen-Del lost to Southwestern at home by a decisive 65-51 margin in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Thankfully for Jac-Cen-Del, Jamison Lewis (who went 10 of 17 on his way to 26 points along with eight boards and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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