Basketball Game Preview: Westside Seminoles vs. Jackson Red Devils

The Westside Seminoles will square off against the Jackson Red Devils at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Westside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51 points per game this season.

Westside came up into this matchup off a tough 24-point loss on Saturday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Callaway by a score of 35-33 on Thursday. The Seminoles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Domonique Billue

Steals

01/15/25 @ Howard	8
02/04/25 vs Jackson	7
01/29/25 vs Pike County	7
12/11/24 @ Northeast	7
01/07/25 vs Callaway	6
+ 18 more games

The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Domonique Billue, who posted 15 points and five steals. She has become a key player for Westside: the team is 10-2 when she posts at least five steals, but 4-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Destiny Spencer, who earned six points in addition to ten boards and three steals.

Meanwhile, Jackson suffered their biggest defeat since December 20, 2024 on Thursday. They were beaten by Morgan County 60-29. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 383rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 139th).

Jackson has also been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-19 record this season. As for Westside, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.

Westside was able to grind out a solid win over Jackson in their previous matchup last Tuesday, winning 40-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westside since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.