Northside hadn't done well against Thomas County Central recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Northside Eagles came out on top in a nail-biter against the Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets, sneaking past 32-29. This was payback for the Eagles, who suffered a 65-61 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Several Yellow Jackets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jaida Rice, who posted eight points along with six boards and three steals. The dominant performance gave Rice a new career-high in steals. Jaida Pinkins was another key player, putting up eight points.
Eagles
| 01/03/25 @ Thomas County Central | 32-29 |
| 12/30/24 @ Locust Grove | 2-0 |
The victory made it two in a row for Northside and bumps their season record up to 6-6. As for Thomas County Central, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-6.
Northside won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Houston County at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northside has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests. As for Thomas County Central, they and Coffee will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Coffee knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Thomas County Central likes a good challenge.
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