The Jackson Academy Raiders basketball team scored 59 points and limited the host Simpson Academy Cougars to 52 in the Raiders non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Raiders now possess a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Wayne Academy for a non-league game on Tuesday, November 5. Jackson Academy will play a Jaguars team coming off a 50-21 non-league win over Laurel Christian (Laurel, MS). The Jaguars record now stands at 2-1.

With the loss, Simpson Academy falls to 2-1 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Benton Academy (Benton, MS) to play the Raiders in a non-league game on Monday, November 4. The Raiders go into the game with a record of 1-0.