Pike Road hasn't had much luck against Park Crossing recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Pike Road Patriots will square off against the Park Crossing Thunderbirds at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Thursday, Pike Road was fully in charge, breezing past Rehobeth 58-22. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Rebels are ranked 305th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Park Crossing had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 52.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They breezed by the Warriors to the tune of 91-39.
Pike Road better keep an eye on Saniya Jackson. She was instrumental in Park Crossing's win, dropping a double-double on 41 points and 12 assists. Jackson's evening made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamryn Kelly, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 boards.
Park Crossing pushed their record up to 22-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.7 points per game. As for Pike Road, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Pike Road suffered a grim 65-43 defeat to Park Crossing in their previous matchup on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jackson, who went 6 of 13 on her way to 21 points along with seven steals and six assists. Now that Pike Road knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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