The Jackson Day Mariners will head out on the road to take on the Carolina International Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Jackson Day got their first taste of in-conference action this week and they started things off strong. They snuck past Piedmont Community Charter with a 67-63 win on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Carolina International waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 73-62 victory over the Wildcats. Given the Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 318th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carolina International's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4. As for Jackson Day, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
Jackson Day came up short against Carolina International in their previous meeting last Tuesday, falling 62-50. Can Jackson Day avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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