McNairy Central hasn't had much luck against Jackson South Side recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The McNairy Central Bobcats will face off against the Jackson South Side Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, McNairy Central took their matchup with ease, bagging a 65-11 victory over Jackson North Side. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Indians are ranked 369th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Jackson South Side waltzed into their game on Tuesday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They blew past the Tigers 59-33. The Hawks pushed the score to 47-26 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers had little chance of recovering from.
McNairy Central better keep an eye on Ri'Kiya Mitchell. She was instrumental in Jackson South Side's win, dropping a double-double on 29 points and ten boards. Those 29 points gave Mitchell a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jaidynn Askins, who went 6 of 12 on her way to 13 points and five rebounds.
Jackson South Side smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in ten consecutive contests.
McNairy Central has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.9 points per game. As for Jackson South Side, their win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2.
McNairy Central came up short against Jackson South Side in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 44-37. Can McNairy Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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