Basketball Game Preview: Wayne Academy Jaguars vs. East Rankin Academy Patriots

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Previous 4 Games

01/03/25 - Home	64-56 W
01/30/24 - Neutral	47-31 W
01/23/24 - Home	56-19 W
01/05/24 - Away	62-44 W

Wayne Academy has gone 4-0 against East Rankin Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Wayne Academy Jaguars will square off against the East Rankin Academy Patriots at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Wayne Academy is headed into Tuesday's game hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They had to suffer through a 57-29 loss at the hands of Leake Academy.

Meanwhile, East Rankin Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 30th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Leake Academy 68-31. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Rebels are ranked 66th).

Wayne Academy's loss dropped their record down to 12-7. As for East Rankin Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-14.

Wayne Academy beat East Rankin Academy 64-56 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wayne Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.