Jacksboro entered their contest against Eastland on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Jacksboro Tigers took a 47-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eastland Mavericks. The matchup was a 21-21 toss-up at halftime, but the Tigers couldn't quite close it out.
Jacksboro lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Hayden Walker, who earned 21 points in addition to seven rebounds and two blocks. With that strong performance, Walker is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Brailyn Tullous, who posted 13 points plus five rebounds and five steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Jacksboro and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Eastland, the victory snapped their losing streak at four games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-3 record.
Jacksboro wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 49-21 win against Millsap on the 22nd. As for Eastland, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 55-27 victory against Brady on the 21st.
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