South Aiken lost against Josey back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The South Aiken Thoroughbreds were outmatched by the Josey Eagles and fell 50-23. While losing is never fun, the Thoroughbreds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 92nd in South Carolina, while the Eagles are ranked 21st in Georgia).
Despite the defeat, South Aiken had strong showings from Tekinia Dixon, who posted ten points and five rebounds, and Jasmine Epps, who earned six points and seven rebounds. Dixon continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played.
Josey was led to victory by Kerri Fluellen and Za?Miyah Jenkins Z. Fluellen dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds, while Jenkins Z dropped a double-double on 14 points and 19 rebounds. Fluellen is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last 41 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Montana Jenkins, who had seven points and seven rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for South Aiken and nudges their season record down to 5-5. As for Josey, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
South Aiken will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Gilbert at 6:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. South Aiken is facing Gilbert at the right time seeing as Gilbert is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Josey, they will square off against Ridge View at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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