The Jefferson County Tigers will challenge the Port Gibson Blue Waves at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jefferson County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat Wesson 69-28. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Tigers with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Port Gibson had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They managed a 54-50 victory over Franklin County on Monday.
Jefferson County better keep an eye on Ger'Kiya Flowers. She was instrumental in Port Gibson's win, going 6 for 15 on her way to 28 points. That makes it 16 consecutive games in which Flowers has scored at least a third of Port Gibson's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kanaja Murray, who posted 14 points and three steals.
Jefferson County now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Port Gibson, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-12.
Things could have been worse for Jefferson County, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 56-37 loss to Port Gibson in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Jefferson County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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