Preview: Chester County Eagles vs. Jackson South Side Hawks
Chester County is on a ten-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Jackson South Side is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Chester County Eagles will take on the Jackson South Side Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Chester County can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest last Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 59-28 victory over Lexington. Given Chester County's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while Lexington is ranked 147th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Jackson South Side was able to grind out a solid victory over McNairy Central on Friday, taking the game 44-37.
Kimora Currie and Jaidynn Askins were among the main playmakers for Jackson South Side as the former scored 12 points along with eight steals and the latter dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. Askins has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 11 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Felicity Long, who scored four points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Chester County's victory bumped their record up to 17-3. As for Jackson South Side, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season.
Chester County was able to grind out a solid victory over Jackson South Side in their previous matchup back in January, winning 42-29. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Askins, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Chester County still be able to contain Askins? There's only one way to find out.
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