Jayton blew Rotan out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Rotan got their revenge. The Jayton Jaybirds fell just short of the Rotan Yellowhammers by a score of 46-43. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Jaybirds came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 484th, while the Yellowhammers are ranked 1149th).

Jaybirds
01/31/25 @ Rotan | 43-46 |
01/28/25 vs Rule | 60-6 |
01/21/25 vs Hamlin | 46-21 |
01/17/25 @ Aspermont | 35-31 |
01/14/25 @ Westbrook | 18-52 |
The loss snapped Jayton's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 19-12 record. As for Rotan, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-14.
Jayton will host Lueders-Avoca at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Jayton is facing Lueders-Avoca at the right time seeing as Lueders-Avoca is stuck on a five-game losing streak. Rotan has already played their next contest (against Aspermont), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps