Kingston hasn't had much luck against Jasper recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Kingston Yellowjackets will head out on the road to square off against the Jasper Pirates at 4:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Kingston is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Lead Hill on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Kingston lost 65-42 to Lead Hill. The Yellowjackets were down 56-29 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Jasper's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They came up short against Lead Hill, falling 69-46. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Pirates have suffered since November 21, 2024.
Kingston's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-11. As for Jasper, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 11-1 and their overall record down to 26-7.
Kingston was dealt a bruising 81-50 defeat at the hands of Jasper in their previous meeting back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Kingston was down 43-21.
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