Basketball Preview: Copiah Academy Colonels vs. Oak Forest Academy Yellowjackets
The Copiah Academy Colonels will take on the Oak Forest Academy Yellowjackets at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Copiah Academy has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Oak Forest Academy will arrive with eight straight wins.
Last Thursday, Copiah Academy came up short against Simpson Academy and fell 59-50. While losing is never fun, the Colonels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Cougars are ranked 26th).
Meanwhile, Oak Forest Academy hadn't done well against Madison-Ridgeland Academy recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Oak Forest Academy had just enough and edged Madison-Ridgeland Academy out 56-53. The 56-point effort marked the Yellowjackets' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Oak Forest Academy pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.3 points. As for Copiah Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Copiah Academy couldn't quite finish off Oak Forest Academy in their previous meeting back in January of 2017 and fell 66-64. Can Copiah Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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