Basketball Game Preview: Tullahoma Wildcats vs. Jackson South Side Hawks

Tullahoma is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Jackson South Side is on a ten-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Tullahoma Wildcats will welcome the Jackson South Side Hawks at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday. Tullahoma is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.2 points per game this season.

Tullahoma is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They managed a 49-44 victory over Lenoir City. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Panthers are ranked 249th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Xavier Farrell

Points

03/10/25 vs Lenoir City	27
03/06/25 vs Upperman	30
03/04/25 vs Stone Memorial	19
03/01/25 vs DeKalb County	27
02/25/25 vs Giles County	22
+ 7 more games

Xavier Farrell was his usual excellent self, going 10-for-21 en route to 27 points and eight rebounds. The match was his 12th in a row with at least 18 points. Another player making a difference was Sam Bobo, who posted six points and five boards.

Meanwhile, Jackson South Side didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet on Monday, but they still walked away with a 59-55 win.

Tullahoma is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 30-4 record this season. Jackson South Side's victory bumped their record up to 22-2.