Tigers
| 01/21/25 vs Jackson South Side | 33-59 |
| 01/17/25 vs Hardin County | 36-32 |
| 01/14/25 @ Jackson North Side | 64-34 |
| 01/09/25 @ McNairy Central | 49-46 |
| 01/07/25 @ Scotts Hill | 49-38 |
It was a good run, but Lexington unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Jackson South Side Hawks, falling 59-33. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Hawks are ranked 30th).
Jackson South Side found their leader in sophomore Ri'Kiya Mitchell, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Mitchell has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaidynn Askins, who went 6 of 12 on her way to 13 points and five boards.
Lexington's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 13-5. As for Jackson South Side, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 16-2.
Lexington is taking a road trip to challenge Chester County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Jackson South Side has already played their next match (against McNairy Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
