Jackson was the 66-58 winner over Creekside when they last played one another back in February, but their luck changed this time around. The Jackson Jaguars took a 65-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Creekside Seminoles on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Seminoles are ranked 12th).
Jackson lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Aaliyah Weaver, who scored 18 points in addition to two steals. The dominant performance also gave Weaver a new career-high in threes (three). Janiyah Weaver was another key player, posting 11 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.
C?India Dennis was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 28 points and 12 rebounds for Creekside. With that strong performance, Dennis is now averaging an impressive 16.5 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Skye Cleveland, who earned 18 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Jackson's loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-3. As for Creekside, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Jackson will face off against Mays at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Jackson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.8 points per game this season. As for Creekside, they will take on Midtown at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Creekside knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Midtown likes a good challenge.
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