Jackson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 59-53 heartbreaker at the hands of the Westside Seminoles. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 511th, while the Seminoles are ranked 195th).
Westside had a senior duo take command as Jatavion Zellner went 7 of 10 on his way to 24 points in addition to seven boards and four steals and Joshua Harden posted 23 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Harden's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
Jackson's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Westside, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-6.
Jackson and Mary Persons will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Jackson is facing Mary Persons at the right time seeing as Mary Persons is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Westside, they and Southwest will face off at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Westside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.9 points per game this season.
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