Southwind is 1-8 against Bartlett since November of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Southwind Jaguars duke it out with the Bartlett Panthers at 6:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Southwind lost to Houston on the road by a 62-46 margin. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 247th, while the Mustangs are ranked 109th).
Loss or not, Southwind got some senior leadership from Camille Sanders and Karlisa Mungen. Sanders dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds, while Mungen went 6 of 14 on her way to 12 points in addition to five boards and five steals. That was a full 34.8% of Southwind's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Ari'Elle Stinson, who scored six points.
Even though they lost, Southwind smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Bartlett blew past Germantown, posting a 69-20 win.
Bartlett has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points per game. As for Southwind, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Southwind took a serious blow against Bartlett when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 71-20. Can Southwind avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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