Jones County and Bennett County are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Jones County Coyotes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bennett County Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Jones County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten last Thursday.
Jones County can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game last Thursday. They put the hurt on Dupree with a sharp 75-55 win. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Jones County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Cooper Feddersen out in front who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds. Feddersen has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Kinsley, who shot 4-for-5 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten assists.
Meanwhile, Bennett County's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their ninth straight loss. The game between them and Little Wound wasn't particularly close, with Bennett County falling 56-37. That's two games in a row now that Bennett County has lost by exactly 19 points.
Jones County's win bumped their record up to 11-7. As for Bennett County, they dropped their record down to 3-14 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Jones County strolled past Bennett County in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 by a score of 78-59. Will Jones County repeat their success, or does Bennett County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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