The Jackson County Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Cumberland County Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Jackson County comes in on three and Cumberland County on five.
Jackson County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Celebration, posting a 72-39 victory. The Blue Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 25 points or more this season.
Claire Williams
| 12/21/24 @ Celebration | 16 |
| 12/16/24 vs Trousdale County | 16 |
| 12/13/24 @ Red Boiling Springs | 16 |
Jackson County can attribute much of their success to Claire Williams, who went 6 for 11 on her way to 16 points and six assists, and Jalynn Meadows, who went 7 of 14 on her way to 16 points and seven assists. Williams' afternoon made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabelle Beaty, who posted ten points and five assists.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Jackson County was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Cumberland County against Caverna on Friday as the squad secured a 65-32 win. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Colonels are ranked 197th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jackson County pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Cumberland County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-1 record this season.
Jackson County came up short against Cumberland County in their previous meeting back in February, falling 59-51. Can Jackson County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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