North Pike was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a hard 67-48 fall against the South Jones Braves. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Braves are ranked eighth).
North Pike's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for South Jones, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-2.
North Pike won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Provine at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Pike is facing Provine at the right time seeing as Provine is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for South Jones, they will also get right back to it: they'll square off against Natchez at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in South Jones' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests.
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