The University School of Jackson Bruins had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points), and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They snuck past Jackson Christian with a 43-37 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as University School of Jackson also won the last time the pair played on January 5th.
University School of Jackson's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Haylen Ayers led the charge by scoring 14 points. Lilly Teague was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
University School of Jackson is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Jackson Christian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. University School of Jackson will square off against Tipton-Rosemark Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Tipton-Rosemark Academy is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home. As for Jackson Christian, they will head out on the road to challenge Trinity Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Trinity Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 last Saturday.
