Ennis is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Jefferson is on a 13-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Ennis Mustangs will welcome the Jefferson Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Ennis humbled Manhattan with a 65-33 victory. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Tigers are ranked 112th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Jefferson on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew East Helena out of the water with a 68-39 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Panthers had established a 25 point advantage.
Ennis better keep an eye on Ryian Eveland. She was instrumental in Jefferson's win, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds. Eveland has been hot recently, having also posted two or more blocks the last three times she's played. Cameron Toney was another key player, going 5 of 9 en route to 17 points.
Jefferson smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive matches.
Jefferson's victory bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Ennis, their win bumped their record up to 16-1.
Ennis came out on top in a nail-biter against Jefferson in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 55-52. Does Ennis have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jefferson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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