The Jackson Day Mariners will take on the Corvian Community Cardinals in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Jackson Day is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.9 points per game this season.
Jackson Day is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Queen's Grant on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Jackson Day was outmatched by Queen's Grant and fell 80-34. The Mariners have struggled against the Stallions recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Jackson Day's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ryan Marothiere, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points, and Tradyn Phillips, who posted ten points.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Corvian Community, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They breezed by Langtree Charter Academy to the tune of 84-45 on Tuesday. The Cardinals' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Corvian Community pushed their record up to 1-4 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.9 points per game. As for Jackson Day, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
Jackson Day was dealt a bruising 81-49 defeat at the hands of Corvian Community when the teams last played back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Jackson Day was down 50-20.
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