Basketball Game Preview: Jackson County Panthers vs. Apalachee Wildcats

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Previous Games

12/10/24 - Home	50-15 W
01/23/24 - Away	45-44 W
01/03/24 - Home	35-39 L
01/24/23 - Home	37-36 W
01/03/23 - Away	41-31 W
+ 4 more games

Jackson County is 8-1 against Apalachee since January of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Jackson County Panthers duke it out with the Apalachee Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jackson County has three straight victories, Apalachee has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Tuesday, everything went Jackson County's way against Loganville as Jackson County made off with a 58-38 win. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Apalachee came up short against Alcovy on Tuesday, falling 61-36.

Jackson County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for Apalachee, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.

Everything came up roses for Jackson County against Apalachee in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 50-15 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jackson County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.