If Holmes County Central was feeling good fresh off their 56-28 takedown of Greenwood last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Holmes County Central Jaguars took a 39-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Clinton Arrows on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Arrows are ranked 19th).
Several Jaguars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jakarra Bankhead, who posted five points.
Jatoi Johnson was a one-woman wrecking crew for Clinton as she dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 boards. Grace Eatmon was another key player, putting up two points along with nine boards and four steals.
Holmes County Central has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season. As for Clinton, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
When Holmes County Central and Clinton next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Holmes County Central will try to stop Canton's three-game winning streak when the meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Holmes County Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.4 points per game this season. Meanwhile, Clinton will try to stop Germantown's three-game winning streak when the meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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