Soccer Game Preview: Jackson Academy vs. Leake Central

The Jackson Academy Raiders will look to take advantage of their home pitch for the first time this season as they take on the Leake Central Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Jackson Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Leake Central will be coming in after a loss.

Jackson Academy barely beat Madison-Ridgeland Academy the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Raiders' defense stepped up to hand the Patriots a 4-0 shutout on Friday. The win continues a trend for Jackson Academy in their matchups with Madison-Ridgeland Academy: they've now won four in a row.

Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Leake Central was a bit more limited in their matchup on Monday. They came up short against Hartfield Academy, falling 4-0.

Jackson Academy's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Leake Central, they now have a losing record of 1-2.