Tekonsha hasn't had much luck against Jackson Christian recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Tekonsha Indians will welcome the Jackson Christian Royals at 6:30 p.m.
Tekonsha is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They took a blow against Pittsford, falling 42-11. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 572nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 119th).
Meanwhile, Jackson Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Burr Oak on Tuesday, taking the game 31-19.
Tekonsha better focus on containing Rennie Huff and Ella Boll as the pair were huge in Jackson Christian's win. Huff went 7-for-15 to rack up 21 points along with five rebounds and four steals, while Boll posted two points in addition to 15 boards and three blocks. That makes it 18 consecutive games in which Huff has scored at least a third of Jackson Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Shaina McCombs, who had four points and three steals.
Jackson Christian has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.9 points over those games. As for Tekonsha, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Tekonsha was dealt a bruising 59-27 loss at the hands of Jackson Christian in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Tekonsha was down 34-13.
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