Denison is 1-9 against Lovejoy since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Denison Yellow Jackets will venture away from home to challenge the Lovejoy Leopards at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Denison's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests.
Last Tuesday, Denison came up short against Walnut Grove and fell 71-64.
Meanwhile, Lovejoy had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.5 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They secured a 73-69 W over the Coyotes. Given the Leopards' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Coyotes are ranked 512th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lovejoy has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Denison, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-5.
Denison couldn't quite finish off Lovejoy when the teams last played back in January of 2024 and fell 45-43. Can Denison avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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