The Jasper Vikings and the Fayette Ware Wildcats will face off at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Jasper's tournament run continued when they took on Montgomery Bell Academy on Friday. Jasper lost 73-52 to Montgomery Bell Academy. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 64th in Alabama, while the Big Red are ranked sixth in Tennessee).
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Fayette Ware's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Viera by a score of 59-56.
Despite the defeat, Fayette Ware saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Elijah Lowe went 6 of 12 on his way to 13 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Lowe a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cash Williams, who posted 11 points.
Even though they lost, Fayette Ware smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 33 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Fayette Ware's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Jasper, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-5.
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