The Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats will face off against the Chester Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Anna-Jonesboro is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Last Wednesday, everything came up roses for Anna-Jonesboro at home against Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton as the team secured a 63-21 victory.
Meanwhile, Chester came into Thursday's game having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 45-35 win over Sparta on Thursday.
Chester found their leader in underclassman Lexie Mott, who scored 23 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Anna-Jonesboro's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-25. As for Chester, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-16.
Anna-Jonesboro couldn't quite finish off Chester in their previous meeting back in January and fell 46-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mott, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 18 rebounds. Now that Anna-Jonesboro knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
