The Jefferson West Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Baldwin Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Jefferson West will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Kansas Rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while Baldwin is ranked 66th).
Last Friday, Jefferson West lost to Nemaha Central on the road by a decisive 65-48 margin. Jefferson West has struggled against Nemaha Central recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Baldwin had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They skirted past Ottawa 64-62. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Baldwin's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cooper Carr, who scored 26 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Talan Torrez was another key contributor, going 7 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points and 0 assists.
Jefferson West has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for Baldwin, they pushed their record up to 15-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Jefferson West came up short against Baldwin when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 65-52. Can Jefferson West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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