Jackson Day and Sugar Creek Charter are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Jackson Day Mariners will welcome the Sugar Creek Charter Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Jackson Day is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.3 points per game this season.
Jackson Day is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Ridge View just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They came up short against the Blazers, falling 68-47. While losing is never fun, the Mariners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 206th in North Carolina, while the Blazers are ranked 34th in South Carolina).
| 01/20/25 vs Ridge View | 4 |
| 01/18/25 vs Greensboro Day School | 2 |
| 01/17/25 @ Carolina International | 5 |
| 01/14/25 vs Piedmont Community Charter | 8 |
| 01/07/25 vs Carolina International | 8 |
Despite the defeat, Jackson Day had strong showings from Courtney Ashford, who posted 16 points and four steals, and Laylah Toscano, who went 6 of 12 on her way to 17 points and four steals. Toscano has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played.
Meanwhile, in a tight matchup that could have gone either way, Sugar Creek Charter made off with a 29-28 victory over Valor Preparatory Academy. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by just one point.
Jackson Day's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Sugar Creek Charter, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-9.
Everything came up roses for Jackson Day against Sugar Creek Charter in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 54-21 victory. Does Jackson Day have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sugar Creek Charter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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