The Jackson South Side Hawks will take on the Tullahoma Wildcats at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Jackson South Side sitting on eight straight victories and Tullahoma on six.
Last Monday, Jackson South Side didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet, but they still walked away with a 59-55 win. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Royals are ranked 138th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Tullahoma had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They snuck past Lenoir City with a 49-44 victory on Monday.
Jackson South Side better keep an eye on Xavier Farrell. He was instrumental in Tullahoma's win, shooting 48% from the field to rack up 27 points and eight boards. Farrell's evening made it 12 games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Bobo, who posted six points and five rebounds.
Tullahoma's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 30-4. As for Jackson South Side, their victory bumped their record up to 22-2.
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