The Jackson Fighting Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Poplar Bluff Mules at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Jackson is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Jackson pushed their score all the way to 68 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Sikeston by a score of 71-68. While losing is never fun, Jackson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while Sikeston is ranked third).
Meanwhile, even though Charleston scored an imposing 66 points on Thursday, Poplar Bluff still came out on top. Poplar Bluff took their game against Charleston 74-66. The win made it back-to-back wins for Poplar Bluff.
Jackson's loss dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Poplar Bluff, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-8.
Jackson came up short against Poplar Bluff in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 49-45. Can Jackson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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