The Jacksonville Fightin' Indians will square off against the Center Roughriders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Jacksonville came up short against Hudson and fell 54-46. While losing is never fun, Jacksonville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 637th, while Hudson is ranked 206th).
Meanwhile, Center waltzed into their game on Friday with five straight wins but they left with six. They strolled past Westwood with points to spare, taking the game 72-56. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Center's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jimmarion (Ja) Smith led the charge by dropping a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. Smith is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakevin (Tiki) Robinson, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 rebounds.
Jacksonville's defeat dropped their record down to 11-16. As for Center, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 20-9 record this season.
Jacksonville was able to grind out a solid victory over Center when the teams last played back in December of 2022, winning 55-43. Does Jacksonville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Center turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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