The Macon County Tigers will challenge the Jackson County Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Macon County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Livingston Academy to the tune of 74-41 on Tuesday. The Tigers not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since November 22, 2025 (when they won 69-27).
Meanwhile, Jackson County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bulldogs 76-35. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Blue Devils' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 423rd).
Macon County's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Jackson County, their victory bumped their record up to 15-3.
Macon County might still be hurting after the 68-42 loss they got from Jackson County when the teams last played back in December of 2025. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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