This season hasn't been kind to the Jackson Central Merry Cougars, who are still winless after their sixth match. They fell just short of Haywood by a score of 45-43. Jackson Central Merry has not had much luck with Haywood recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Haywood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lekendrick Phillips, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Phillips has scored at least 25% of Haywood's points. Another player making a difference was Jacari Comage, who scored eight points along with four steals.
Jackson Central Merry's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Haywood, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Jackson Central Merry will square off against Millington Central at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Haywood, they will head out on the road to face off against Jackson South Side at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Jackson South Side will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings (they are ranked 209th, while Haywood is ranked 72nd).
