Jackson County lost against York Institute back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Jackson County Blue Devils lost 67-44 to the York Institute Dragons. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Dragons are ranked 16th).
Jackson County's defeat dropped their record down to 12-11. As for York Institute, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-5 record this season.
Jackson County will head out to face off against East Nashville Magnet on Saturday. East Nashville Magnet will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Jackson County surely won't give up without a fight. As for York Institute, they will welcome Pearl-Cohn on Saturday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (York Institute has won eight straight at home, while Pearl-Cohn won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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