After both having extra time off, the East Jackson Trojans and the Olivet Eagles will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Olivet took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on East Jackson, who comes in off a win.
East Jackson took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. They blew past Pansophia Academy, posting an 87-13 victory. The game marked the Trojans' most dominant win of the season so far.
Meanwhile, Olivet was just a bucket shy of victory last Friday and fell 43-42 to Ionia. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The victory snapped East Jackson's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. As for Olivet, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-5.
East Jackson opened the new year with a less-than-successful 50-40 loss to Olivet. Can East Jackson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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