Southern Choctaw has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a hard 56-37 fall against the Jackson Aggies on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Aggies are ranked 91st).
Despite the loss, Southern Choctaw still got an impressive performance from Marcionna Young, who posted 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Haidynn Hill, who earned seven points.
Leading Jackson to victory were Angel Powell and Jalayzia Hunt. Powell dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 rebounds, while Hunt went 8 of 16 on her way to 22 points and six boards. Powell has been hot, having posted eight or more rebounds the last five times she's played. Madison Smith also deserves some recognition as she scored her first points of the season.
Southern Choctaw's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Jackson, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-5.
Southern Choctaw wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 70-19 win against Millry on the 14th. As for Jackson, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against W.S. Neal at 6:30 p.m. W.S. Neal has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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