Jellico was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They were dealt a 72-43 defeat at the hands of the Midway Green Wave. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 334th, while the Green Wave are ranked 141st).
| 12/20/24 vs Midway | 10 |
| 12/19/24 vs Oliver Springs | 10 |
| 12/16/24 @ Clay County | 9 |
Jellico lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kendall Osborn, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards. Osborn has been hot recently, having posted nine or more boards the last three times she's played. Savannah Lay was another key player, putting up ten points.
Even though they lost, Jellico smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive matchups.
It was another big night for Kyleigh Cawood, who went 10 of 21 on her way to 28 points along with seven assists and seven steals for Midway. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Cawood has scored at least a third of Midway's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Addie Armes, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 13 points.
Jellico's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Midway, their win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
Jellico didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 56-40 defeat against Carter on the 27th. As for Midway, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 77-44 loss against Pickett County on the 27th.
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