South Jones lost against North Pike on January 3rd and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The South Jones Braves were dealt a 71-41 defeat at the hands of the North Pike Jaguars. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Jaguars are ranked 51st).
North Pike's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kadence Thompson led the charge by putting up 22 points in addition to six boards and six steals. The dominant performance gave Thompson a new career-high in points. Kadence Jordan was another key player, going 9 of 16 on her way to 21 points and three steals.
South Jones dropped their record down to 3-19 with the loss, which was their 21st straight on the road dating back to last season. As for North Pike, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
South Jones won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Natchez at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for North Pike, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll take on Provine at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. North Pike is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51 points per game this season.
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