Southern Choctaw fought the good fight in their overtime match against Jackson on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 62-61 to the Jackson Aggies. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Aggies recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
| 12/08/23 vs Choctaw County | 33 |
| 12/31/24 @ Jackson | 32 |
| 12/21/24 vs Choctaw County | 29 |
| 11/15/24 vs Washington County | 27 |
| 12/06/24 @ Choctaw County | 26 |
When it comes to explaining why Southern Choctaw lost, don't look at Marcionna Young. Despite the final result, she posted 32 points. That's the most points Young has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Madison Hill, who put up 17 points.
Jackson can attribute much of their success to Jalayzia Hunt, who went 9 of 16 on her way to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Sims, who had 11 points and four steals.
Having lost for the first time this season, Southern Choctaw fell to 5-1. As for Jackson, they pushed their record up to 7-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southern Choctaw will square off against Millry at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Jackson, they will take on Wilcox Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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