Jackson Day has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost to the Corvian Community Cardinals on the road by a 75-57 margin on Thursday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Mariners came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Cardinals are ranked 411th).
RJ Moore Jr. was his usual excellent self, going 11 for 21 on his way to 28 points in addition to seven boards and four steals for Corvian Community. That makes it six consecutive games in which Moore Jr. has scored at least a third of Corvian Community's points. The team also got some help courtesy of DeMarkus Milton, who posted 13 points.
Jackson Day's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4. As for Corvian Community, their win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-4.
Jackson Day and Langtree Charter Academy will compete for holiday cheer at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Corvian Community, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Corvian Community Cardinals duke it out with the York Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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