The Southwind Jaguars will head out on the road to challenge the Cordova Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Southwind is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.9 points per game this season.
Southwind easily dispatched Germantown on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Southwind fell just short of Arlington by a score of 47-44 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Jaguars have suffered against the Tigers since February 1, 2022.
Southwind's defeat came about despite a quality game from Kristopher Carrol, who went 5 for 10 en route to 13 points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Austen Price, who posted six points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Cordova was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were dealt an 82-38 defeat at the hands of Bartlett. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Panthers are ranked first).
The loss snapped Southwind's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 15-7 record. As for Cordova, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
Everything came up roses for Southwind against Cordova in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 72-38 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwind since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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