Basketball Recap: Winston Academy Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Winston Academy can now relate to. The match between them and the Central Hinds Academy Cougars didn't end well, with the Winston Academy Patriots falling 68-49. 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 141st, while the Cougars are ranked 35th).

Winston Academy is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7. As for Central Hinds Academy, the victory (which was their 15th in a row) raised their record to 27-9.

Winston Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Central Hinds Academy, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 37-29 win against Amite School Center on the 14th.