The Bartow Yellow Jackets and the Newsome Wolves will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bartow will come into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Bartow is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Lake Gibson: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Yellow Jackets blew the Braves out of the water with an 84-40 final score. The Yellow Jackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 44 points or more this season.
Newsome has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 51-47 heartbreaker at the hands of East Bay. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since January 11, 2023, but that streak is no more.
Bartow's victory bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Newsome, their loss dropped their record down to 7-2.
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