Basketball Recap: South Jones Beats North Pike for Their 11th Straight Win

Braves

Previous Games

01/30/25 @ North Pike	67-48
01/28/25 vs Provine	74-34
01/24/25 vs Florence	65-32
01/20/25 vs Madison Central	68-51
01/17/25 @ Natchez	57-42
+ 6 more games

South Jones waltzed into their game on Thursday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They took down the North Pike Jaguars 67-48. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Jaguars are ranked 116th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

South Jones' win was their 12th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 25-2. As for North Pike, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season.

South Jones won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Natchez at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Jones knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Natchez likes a good challenge. As for North Pike, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll challenge Provine at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Pike is facing Provine at the right time seeing as Provine is stuck on a three-game losing streak.