The Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet Royals will square off against the Jackson South Side Hawks on Monday. Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet has given up an average of 54.6 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet saw some tournament action on Thursday. They took a 75-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hume-Fogg. The loss continues a trend for the Royals in their meetings with the Blue Knights: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Jackson South Side entered their tilt with Lexington on Thursday with six consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 52-39 victory over the Tigers. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Tigers are ranked 216th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet's defeat dropped their record down to 16-12. As for Jackson South Side, their win bumped their record up to 21-2.
Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet suffered a grim 60-38 defeat to Jackson South Side when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Thankfully for Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet, Ericko Sain Ii (who went 12-for-16 en route to 30 points and eight rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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