Basketball Recap: Jackson Jaguars vs. Creekside Seminoles
Jackson had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They blew past the Creekside Seminoles 68-44. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Seminoles are ranked 299th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Donaven Thomas went supernova for Jackson, earning 23 points. Another player making a difference was Cameron Dover, who earned 13 points.
Creekside's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Daylen Jones, who had 16 points. That was a full 36.4% of Creekside's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jessiah Smith, who posted five points along with two steals.
Jackson's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.7 points per game. As for Creekside, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Jackson will take on Mays at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mays is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65 points per game this season. Creekside has already played their next game (against Jackson), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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