Basketball Recap: Jennings County Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Jennings County can now relate to. They took a 61-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Princeton Tigers on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Tigers are ranked 16th).

Carter Kent

Points

03/15/25 vs Princeton	24
03/08/25 vs South Dearborn	27
03/07/25 vs Batesville	32
02/28/25 vs Franklin Community	21

When it comes to explaining why Jennings County lost, don't look at Carter Kent. Despite the final result, he shot 47% from the field en route to 24 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. The matchup was Kent's fourth in a row with at least 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Davis, who posted 12 points.

Princeton's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Edwin Holmes, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 13 boards. Holmes is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last 13 games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jace Jenkins, who went 7-for-13 on his way to 20 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.

Jennings County's defeat dropped their record down to 12-15. As for Princeton, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-2 record this season.

Jennings County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. We've got a battle between Tigers coming up. Indianapolis Crispus Attucks will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something Princeton surely won't give up without a fight.