The Jackson South Side Hawks will square off against the Dyersburg Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Jackson South Side had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 48-23 win. Winning may never get old, but Jackson South Side sure is getting used to it with their 11th in a row.
Jackson South Side's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kimora Currie, who scored eight points along with eight steals and seven rebounds. Currie has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaidynn Askins, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Dyersburg came tearing into Saturday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Covington 76-36 at home. Given Dyersburg's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while Covington is ranked 254th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jackson South Side is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season. As for Dyersburg, their victory bumped their record up to 28-4.
Jackson South Side strolled past Dyersburg when the teams last played back in February of 2021 by a score of 45-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jackson South Side since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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