The Jackson Day Mariners are taking a road trip to face off against the Bishop McGuinness Villains at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jackson Day is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They strolled past Hayesville with points to spare, taking the game 53-39.
Laylah Toscano continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, to rack up 24 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Jackson Day's points. Another player making a difference was Tralyn Phillips, who en route to 11 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Bishop McGuinness had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 45 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Cavaliers 73-25. With the Villains ahead 50-12 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Jackson Day better keep an eye on Adelaide Jernigan. She was instrumental in Bishop McGuinness' win, on her way to 27 points and five assists. Jernigan's big performance that evening made it 26 games in a row in which she has scored at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenna Moore, who to rack up 16 points.
Bishop McGuinness' victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-2. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.1 points over those games. As for Jackson Day, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season.
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