It was a good run, but the Jackson Fighting Indians unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Friday. They took a hard 64-48 fall against New Madrid County Central. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Jackson in their matchups with New Madrid County Central: they've now lost five in a row.
Kole Deck and Gavin Holdman certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Deck scored 19 points along with eight rebounds, while Holdman scored 13 points along with seven rebounds. Deck has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times he's played.
New Madrid County Central had a senior duo take command as Jadis Jones scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and six assists and BJ Williamson scored 22 points along with five assists and three steals. Jones is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last 12 games he's played. Ra'Mond Brooks was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with two blocks.
Jackson's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-7. As for New Madrid County Central, their win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-1.
Jackson will square off against Seckman at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Jackson is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Missouri (they are ranked 57th, while Seckman is ranked 261st). As for New Madrid County Central, they will head out on the road to challenge Sikeston at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. New Madrid County Central knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 23 games -- so hopefully Sikeston likes a good challenge.
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