Jackson lost against Morgan County back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Jackson Red Devils took a 49-35 bruising from the Morgan County Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 398th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 174th).
| 01/28/25 @ Morgan County | 2 |
| 01/25/25 vs Academy for Classical Education | 4 |
| 01/21/25 @ Rutland | 4 |
Despite the loss, Jackson still got an impressive performance from Ariyah Burke, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards. Burke has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Janyla Lawrence, who posted seven points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Jackson smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Morgan County only pulled down seven offensive rebounds.
Jaden Young continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Morgan County, going 5 of 8 en route to 14 points in addition to five boards and four steals. Cydney Burke was another key player, going 6 for 11 on her way to 13 points and seven rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Jackson and nudges their season record down to 7-15. As for Morgan County, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 12-9.
Jackson wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 48-32 defeat against Callaway on the 31st. As for Morgan County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 65-26 victory against Pike County on the 31st.
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