Basketball Game Preview: Jones Fightin' Tigers vs. New Smyrna Beach Barracudas

The Jones Fightin' Tigers will challenge the New Smyrna Beach Barracudas at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Jones heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Thursday. They were outmatched by Gateway and fell 53-19.

Meanwhile, New Smyrna Beach waltzed into their match on Saturday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They walked away with a 56-48 victory over the Panthers.

Jones better focus on containing Olivia Olson and Iniya Reddicks as the pair were huge in New Smyrna Beach's win. Olson dropped a double-double with 21 points and 12 boards, while Reddicks went 7 of 14 en route to 14 points and eight rebounds. The game was Olson's fourth in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley France, who posted four points and five boards.

New Smyrna Beach's win bumped their record up to 22-5. As for Jones, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-8.