Winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 16 to 4 on the offensive boards, a fact the Jimtown Jimmies proved on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 57-39 victory over Argos. Given Jimtown's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 150th, while Argos is ranked 370th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Jimtown to victory were Javen Jackson and Brandon King. Jackson scored 11 points along with six assists and four steals, while King dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which King has scored at least a third of Jimtown's points. Another player making a difference was Will Spurgeon, who scored nine points.
Despite the loss, Argos still got an impressive performance from Luke Stults, who scored 24 points along with eight rebounds. Hayden Hensler was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Jimtown has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Argos, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Jimtown's road trip will continue as they head out to face New Prairie at 8:00 p.m. on February 27th. Hopefully New Prairie focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 last Friday. As for Argos, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Elkhart Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on February 23rd. Hopefully Argos focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Thursday.
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