Basketball Recap: Friday's Win Is J.H. Rose's Fourth in Last Five Outings

Northside - Jacksonville came into Friday's matchup looking for another win against J.H. Rose, but Kahrin Highsmith wouldn't allow it. The J.H. Rose Rampants managed a 45-40 victory over the Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs on Friday thanks in part to Highsmith, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points.

When it comes to explaining why Northside - Jacksonville lost, don't look at Madyson Wills. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 23 points and 16 boards. Wills has been hot, having posted eight or more rebounds the last seven times she's played.

J.H. Rose is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-11 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to offensive boards: they averaged an imposing nine offensive rebounds in those games compared to only nine in the others. As for Northside - Jacksonville, their defeat was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-7.

J.H. Rose didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 44-33 loss against D.H. Conley on the 4th. Northside - Jacksonville has also already played their next matchup, a 74-34 defeat against South Central on the 3rd.