The Jackson City Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Magoffin County Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Jackson City and 17 for Magoffin County.
Last Thursday, Jackson City came up short against Lee County and fell 43-30. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Jackson City in their matchups with Lee County: they've now lost seven in a row.
Despite the loss, Jackson City got a solid performance out of Tara Strong, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Patrick, who scored six points along with six rebounds and two blocks.
Even though they lost, Jackson City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. This was only their 13th loss (out of 15 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Meanwhile, Magoffin County was the victim of a rough 63-42 loss at the hands of Phelps on Thursday.
Jackson City's defeat dropped their record down to 2-19. As for Magoffin County, their loss was their tenth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-25.
Jackson City suffered a grim 45-24 defeat to Magoffin County in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Can Jackson City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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