Chipley entered their game against Jay on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Chipley Tigers took a 48-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jay Royals. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 57-39 back in November of 2024.
Chipley's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Sarayah Hogan, who went 5 of 10 en route to 13 points and six boards, and Addyson Suggs, who went 5 for 9 on her way to 13 points and eight rebounds. Hogan continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played.
Jay got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Presley Hawthorne out in front who posted five points in addition to nine steals and eight assists. Those eight assists gave Hawthorne a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Adyson Adams, who had 12 points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Chipley's defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-4. As for Jay, their win bumped their record up to 14-2.
Chipley will face off against Holmes County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Holmes County is on a four-game streak of home wins, Chipley a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Jay, they will take on Ponce De Leon at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Jay is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.7 points per game this season.
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