Texas High School Basketball - Jacksonville thwarted by Palestine
January 17, 2023: Jacksonville, TX 75766 The Jacksonville Fightin' Indians basketball team (Jacksonville, TX), was toppled 68-48 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Palestine Wildcats (Palestine, TX)
The Wildcats now possess a 13-10 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Hudson for a 4A Region III District 18 battle on Friday, January 20. Palestine will confront a Hornets team coming off a 56-19 league win over Rusk (Rusk, TX). The Hornets record now stands at 19-8.
The Fightin' Indians (21-7) will now prepare for their battle against Madisonville (Madisonville, TX). The Mustangs come into the 4A Region III District 18 battle with a 25-3 record. In their last battle, Madisonville beat Bullard (Bullard, TX), 40-30, in a league battle.