Basketball Preview: Jellico Blue Devils vs. Pickett County Bobcats
Jellico is 0-3 against Pickett County since November of 2022 but things could change on Saturday. The two teams will face off at 6:30 p.m. without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Jellico is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with an 89-77 victory over Smith County on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Devils.
Trey Vann was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 33 points and 11 rebounds. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 17.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Dre Webb, who went 6 for 11 en route to 17 points.
Jellico was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Pickett County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past University School of Jackson 70-34.
The win got Jellico back to even at 2-2. As for Pickett County, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Jellico was taken down by Pickett County 78-41 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Jellico avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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