The Lamar Thunder will face off against the Jefferson Academy Jaguars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Lamar focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 20 on Saturday.
Jefferson Academy is hoping to do what Dumas couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Lamar's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Lamar walked away with a 50-38 victory over Dumas. The score was all tied up 15-15 at the break, but the Thunder were the better team in the second half.
Lamar's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gabrian Jacobs led the charge by scoring nine points plus seven rebounds and two blocks. Another player making a difference was Jacob Dunning, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Lamar smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Jefferson Academy earned a 61-53 win over Frontier Academy on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
Josh Neely had a dynamite game for Jefferson Academy, going 11 for 23 en route to 26 points plus three steals and two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Prevost, who had 12 points plus eight rebounds and two steals.
Lamar pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.2 points per game. As for Jefferson Academy, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
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