The University School of Jackson Bruins and the Smith County Owls will face off at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
University School of Jackson is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Pickett County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. University School of Jackson was dealt a 70-34 defeat at the hands of Pickett County. The loss was the Bruins' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Smith County scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took an 89-77 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jellico. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (65), the Owls still had to take the loss.
University School of Jackson's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-1. As for Smith County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
University School of Jackson took their win against Smith County in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 62-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for University School of Jackson since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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