Jackson South Side is 10-0 against Jackson North Side since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Jackson South Side Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Jackson North Side Indians at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jackson South Side has three straight victories, Jackson North Side has 26 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Jackson South Side put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They breezed by Lexington on the road to the tune of 65-26. Jackson South Side pushed the score to 54-21 by the end of the third, a deficit Lexington had no chance of recovering from.
Jaidynn Askins was her usual excellent self, scoring 31 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Kimora Currie, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Jackson North Side struggled with assists on Friday (Jackson South Side had 14 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Jackson North Side was dealt a 66-12 loss at the hands of Jackson South Side. Jackson North Side was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-5.
Even though they lost, Jackson North Side smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. This was only their 17th loss (out of 17 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Jackson South Side has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Jackson North Side, they dropped their record down to 0-22 with that loss, which was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Keep an eye on the arc in Thursday's matchup: Jackson South Side have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 38.9% of their threes per game. It's a different story for Jackson North Side, though, as they've only made 20.6% of their threes this season. Given Jackson South Side's sizable advantage in that area, Jackson North Side will need to find a way to close that gap.
Everything came up roses for Jackson South Side against Jackson North Side in their previous matchup on Friday as the squad secured a 66-12 win. With Jackson South Side ahead 41-5 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
