Jackson Day lost against Carolina International back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Jackson Day Mariners took a 62-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Carolina International Comets. While losing is never fun, the Mariners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 304th, while the Comets are ranked 102nd).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Carolina International to victory, but perhaps none more so than KJ Shouse Jr., who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 12 boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which Shouse Jr. has scored at least a third of Carolina International's points. Josiah Bridges was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 12 boards.
Jackson Day has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-5 record this season. As for Carolina International, they moved to 10-4 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Jackson Day will host Piedmont Community Charter at 7:30 p.m. on January 14th. Piedmont Community Charter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 71.5 points per game this season. As for Carolina International, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 66-61 victory against Bethel Academy on the 12th.
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