Basketball Game Recap: Monroe County Tigers vs. Jackson Aggies
By Team Reports
Dec 8, 2023, 6:53am
Recap: Monroe County Tigers vs. Jackson Aggies
After flying high against the W.S. Neal Eagles last Friday, the Monroe County Tigers came back down to earth. Monroe County ended up on the wrong side of a tough 64-43 walloping at the hands of Jackson on Thursday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Monroe County in their matchups with Jackson: they've now lost five in a row.
Among those leading the charge was Micah Caster, who scored 27 points. That makes it two consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Jackson's points. The team also got some help courtesy of William Joseph Taylor, who scored 11 points along with 6 rebounds and 4 steals.
Monroe County's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Jackson, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Monroe County will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Hillcrest at 7:30 p.m. on December 19th. Jackson will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Clarke County at 7:30 p.m. on December 9th.