Jackson-Reed is 0-4 against Maret since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Jackson-Reed Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Maret Frogs at 12:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Jackson-Reed can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Banneker 57-32. That's two games straight that Jackson-Reed has won by exactly 25 points.
Aminyah Muhammed and Noa Gordon were among the main playmakers for Jackson-Reed as the former scored ten points along with nine rebounds and two blocks and the latter scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gordon has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Maret is ranked highly in their home state, and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Connelly School of the Holy Child. Maret sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 56-53 victory over Connelly School of the Holy Child. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Maret has posted yet this season.
Kennedy Austin continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 26 points along with nine rebounds and six steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played. Another player making a difference was London Liley, who scored 18 points along with two blocks.
Jackson-Reed pushed their record up to 9-5-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Maret, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Jackson-Reed have been smashing the glass this season, having only averaged 33.8 rebounds per game. It's a different story for Maret, though, as they've been averaging only 33.2 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Jackson-Reed came up short against Maret in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 51-44. Can Jackson-Reed avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
