Preview: Pike County Pirates vs. Jackson Red Devils
Pike County is 1-9 against Jackson since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pike County Pirates will look to defend their home court against the Jackson Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Pike County's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 85-35 loss at the hands of Upson-Lee. Pike County has not had much luck with Upson-Lee recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Despite the loss, Pike County got a solid performance out of Yadiel Rosado, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds. That was a full 34.3% of Pike County's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Jackson ended up a good deal behind Peach County on Tuesday and lost 65-51. Jackson has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pike County has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season. As for Jackson, their loss dropped their record down to 6-18.
Pike County and Jackson were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in January, but Pike County came up empty-handed after a 66-65 defeat. Will Pike County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
