Basketball Recap: Jackson South Side Piles Up the Points Against Jackson North Side

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

12/20/24 vs Haywood	59
01/17/25 @ Jackson North Side	55
01/14/25 vs Chester County	50
12/02/24 @ Bolivar Central	48
12/09/24 vs Bolivar Central	43

It was a classic North v. South duel when Jackson South Side duked it out withJackson North Side on Friday. The Jackson South Side Hawks took their matchup with ease, bagging a 66-11 win over the Jackson North Side Indians. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 22 points or more this season.

Mikayla Newble was a one-woman wrecking crew for Jackson South Side as she went 6 of 7 on her way to 14 points and eight steals. The dominant performance gave Newble a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaidynn Askins, who posted ten points.

Jackson South Side smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in nine consecutive games.

Jackson South Side pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Jackson North Side, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-18.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Jackson South Side has already played their next match (against Lexington), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Jackson North Side has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against McNairy Central.