The Jackson Red Devils will venture away from home to challenge the Morgan County Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jackson will head into Tuesday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 25-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Pike County, sneaking past 40-38.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Morgan County). They breezed by Rutland to the tune of 70-14 on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Jackson better keep an eye on Jaden Young. She was instrumental in Morgan County's win, going 9 of 10 en route to 21 points along with seven steals and five boards. Young is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Holcomb, who posted nine points and three steals.
Morgan County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Morgan County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points per game. As for Jackson, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-10.
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