The Cleburne County Tigers will be home for the holidays to greet the Jacksonville Golden Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cleburne County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Alabama Rankings (they are ranked 264th, while Jacksonville is ranked 42nd).
Last Saturday, Cleburne County was the victim of a tough 69-47 loss at the hands of Temple. It was the first time this season that Cleburne County let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville waltzed into their game Monday with two straight wins but they left with three. They walked away with a 65-55 victory over Alexandria. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Devin Barksdale continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 26 points and 4 assists. The matchup was his 12th in a row with at least ten points. Jaquan Ervin was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Cleburne County's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-4. As for Jacksonville, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
Cleburne County took a serious blow against Jacksonville in their previous matchup back in November of 2020, falling 69-27. Will Cleburne County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
