01/17/25 vs Jenkins County | 17 |
01/14/25 vs Montgomery County | 18 |
01/10/25 @ Bryan County | 16 |
01/07/25 vs Screven County | 10 |
01/04/25 @ Savannah | 8 |
Claxton won the last time they faced Jenkins County, and Jayda Jordan did her part to make sure it happened again. The Claxton Tigers took down the Jenkins County War Eagles 54-36 on Friday thanks in part to Jordan, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 17 rebounds. She has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 19 times she's played.
Another player making a difference was Makenzy Bacon, who went 6 of 7 en route to 13 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points.
Jenkins County lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kimora Hemphill, who posted eight points and six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Haley Newton, who put up 11 points along with seven boards and three blocks.
The win made it two in a row for Claxton and bumps their season record up to 5-9. As for Jenkins County, their loss was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-17.
Claxton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 37-24 defeat against Bulloch Academy on the 18th. As for Jenkins County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 34-22 loss against McIntosh County Academy on the 25th.
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