Jackson Central Merry entered their match against Jackson South Side on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Jackson Central Merry Cougars lost 77-55 to the Jackson South Side Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Hawks are ranked 27th).
Jackson South Side's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ri'Kiya Mitchell, who went 10 of 14 on her way to 23 points along with eight boards and five steals. Mitchell has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaidynn Askins, who went 8 of 14 on her way to 18 points in addition to seven steals and six boards.
Jackson Central Merry's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-5. As for Jackson South Side, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 12-2.
Jackson Central Merry does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Jackson South Side, they will head out to face off against Hardin County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hardin County has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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