Basketball Recap: Collierville Gets the Win

Dragons

Lowest Scoring Games

12/05/25 vs Jackson South Side	53-46
11/29/25 vs Hoover	58-63
11/28/25 vs Kell	65-80

The Collierville Dragons were able to grind out a solid victory over the Jackson South Side Hawks on Friday, taking the game 53-46. The 53-point effort marked the Dragons' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Several Hawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ri'Kiya Mitchell, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Mitchell is becoming a predictor of Jackson South Side's success: when she posts at least eight boards the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Aydison Dilworth, who shot 86% from the field to rack up 13 points and eight rebounds.

The win made it two in a row for Collierville and bumps their season record up to 6-2. As for Jackson South Side, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.

Collierville and University School of Jackson will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. As for Jackson South Side, they and Lift for Life Academy will face off at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played.