The Kingston Yellowjackets will challenge the Lead Hill Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Kingston is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Kingston is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by an 84-63 margin over Deer on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Lead Hill unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 65-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jasper. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Pirates 17-13 in the first quarter.
Kingston will have to contain Nolan Turner as he made an impact in Lead Hill's last game. He dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards. Those ten rebounds gave Turner a new career-high. Noah Royce was another key player, putting up 11 points in addition to five boards and four steals.
Kingston has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Lead Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 22-13.
Kingston came out on top in a nail-biter against Lead Hill in their previous meeting on January 7th, sneaking past 66-64. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kingston since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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