Two dominant forwards in Ny'Ashia Barnes and Garnelle Zor are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Jay Mustangs will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Southwest Legacy Titans at 6:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Jay's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while Southwest Legacy has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road.
Last Friday, Jay got the win against Winn by a conclusive 50-26. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Southwest Legacy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Southwest on Friday, but they still walked away with a 56-50 win.
Jay better keep an eye on Zor. She was instrumental in Southwest Legacy's win, dropping a double-double on 28 points and 12 boards. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which Zor has scored at least a third of Southwest Legacy's points. Another player making a difference was Danica Thurman, who posted eight points and four steals.
Southwest Legacy was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.2 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 6.9.
Jay is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.1 points per game. As for Southwest Legacy, their victory bumped their record up to 9-23.
Jay took their win against Southwest Legacy when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 51-29. Will Jay repeat their success, or does Southwest Legacy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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