After flying high against Creekside on Monday, Jackson came back down to earth. The Jaguars took a blow against the Pace Academy Knights on Thursday, falling 82-42. The Jaguars haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Jackson's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Wayne Al-Ayyah, who posted nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Brown, who had eight points.
Leading Pace Academy to victory were Hayden Clay and Gavin Fountain. Clay dropped a double-double with 24 points and 11 rebounds, while Fountain almost dropped a double-double with 19 points and nine boards. Fountain's big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Henry Dickert was another key player, putting up ten points.
Jackson's defeat dropped their record down to 9-17. As for Pace Academy, the victory (which was their 14th in a row) raised their record to 19-7.
Jackson has already played their next contest, a 76-57 loss against Midtown on the 20th. As for Pace Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 51-48 win against Mays on the 20th.
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