If Jefferson was feeling good fresh off their 64-42 takedown of King last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Jefferson Dragons were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 37-36 to the Blake Yellow Jackets. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Dragons of the 56-40 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2024.
Several Dragons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Laila Keys, who posted seven points. Damaria Pitcher was another key player, putting up eight points.
Leading Blake to victory were Jorianne Lue and Diyamond Robinson. Lue went 7 of 13 on her way to 16 points and four steals, while Robinson put up six points along with six rebounds and six steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Lue has scored at least a third of Blake's points.
Jefferson now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Blake, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
When Jefferson and Blake next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Jefferson will try to stop Steinbrenner's three-game winning streak when the meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Blake will try to stop Chamberlain's 12-game winning streak when the meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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