Bartlett won the last time they faced Southwind and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Bartlett Panthers put the hurt on the Southwind Jaguars with a sharp 67-46 win. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked first, while the Jaguars are ranked 28th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southwind's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dallas Berkley, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 13 points and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Edwards, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 10 points.
Bartlett has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.5 points per game. As for Southwind, they suffered their first home loss, dropping their record down to 7-4.
Bartlett and Hoover will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Southwind, they will head out to challenge Collierville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Southwind is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.5 points per game this season.
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