Basketball Game Preview: Jackson County Blue Devils vs. Smith County Owls
By Team Reports
Jan 29, 2025, 1:48am
Basketball Preview: Jackson County Blue Devils vs. Smith County Owls

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01/21/25 - Away | 51-46 W |
02/27/24 - Neutral | 51-47 W |
01/26/24 - Away | 58-63 L |
01/22/24 - Home | 63-42 W |
02/25/23 - Home | 66-56 W |
+ 5 more games |
Jackson County is 8-2 against Smith County since November of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Jackson County Blue Devils will host the Smith County Owls at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jackson County has seven straight victories, Smith County has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Jackson County humbled Monterey with an 86-38 victory. The Blue Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Smith County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 58-52 to White County.
Jackson County pushed their record up to 16-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Smith County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
Jackson County didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Smith County in their previous meeting last Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 51-46 victory. Will Jackson County repeat their success, or does Smith County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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