The Jackson South Side Hawks had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They walked away with a 44-37 win over McNairy Central. Given Jackson South Side's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while McNairy Central is ranked 165th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jackson South Side was led to victory by Kimora Currie and Jaidynn Askins. Currie scored 12 points along with eight steals, while Askins dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. Askins is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 11 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Felicity Long, who scored four points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Jackson South Side has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for McNairy Central, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Jackson South Side will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Chester County at 7:30 p.m. on February 19th. Chester County is on a nine-game streak of home wins, Jackson South Side a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. McNairy Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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