Basketball Game Preview: Jackson City Tigers vs. Estill County Engineers
By Team Reports
Feb 5, 2025, 11:25pm
Basketball Preview: Jackson City Tigers vs. Estill County Engineers
Jackson City is 1-6 against Estill County since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Jackson City Tigers will square off against the Estill County Engineers at 7:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It was a proper cat-fight when Jackson City took on Elliott County on Monday. Jackson City was dealt an 83-33 defeat at the hands of Elliott County. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Lions are ranked 110th).
Meanwhile, Estill County suffered their closest loss since March 6, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Lee County by a score of 60-57. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Engineers have suffered against the Bobcats since January 6, 2023.
Estill County has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Jackson City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-14.
Jackson City took a serious blow against Estill County when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 74-38. Can Jackson City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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