Appalachian lost against Locust Fork back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Appalachian Eagles were dealt a 71-44 defeat at the hands of the Locust Fork Hornets. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 375th, while the Hornets are ranked 119th).
Locust Fork's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jahmad Jackson, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 assists. The dominant performance gave Jackson a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi White, who went 5 of 11 en route to 15 points along with six boards and four steals.
Appalachian's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Locust Fork, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
Appalachian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 73-41 victory against Jefferson Christian Academy on the 23rd. As for Locust Fork, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 71-58 win against Pennington on the 20th.
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