Basketball Game Preview: Hardin County Tigers vs. Jackson North Side Indians

Hardin County is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Jackson North Side is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hardin County Tigers will welcome the Jackson North Side Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Hardin County is headed into the match having just posted their closest win since November 19, 2024 on Friday. They had just enough and edged Chester County out 47-44.

Meanwhile, Jackson North Side took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging an 87-32 victory over McNairy Central. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 20 points or more this season.

Jackson North Side has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Hardin County, their win bumped their record up to 11-8.

Hardin County was dealt a bruising 83-47 defeat at the hands of Jackson North Side when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jackson North Side's Javonte Smith, who went 10 for 12 to rack up 20 points and six rebounds. Now that Hardin County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.