Basketball Game Preview: Jackson Academy Raiders vs. Hartfield Academy Hawks

Jackson Academy has won 13 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Hartfield Academy has won 13 straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Jackson Academy Raiders will welcome the Hartfield Academy Hawks at 7:45 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Jackson Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Archbishop Shaw, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Jackson Academy was ranked eighth). Jackson Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 75-72 victory over Archbishop Shaw on Friday. 75 seems to be a good number for the Raiders as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.

Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Hartfield Academy took on Evangelical Christian on Saturday. Hartfield Academy walked away with a 57-48 victory over Evangelical Christian.

Hartfield Academy's win bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Jackson Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3.

Everything came up roses for Jackson Academy against Hartfield Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the squad secured an 83-40 win. Does Jackson Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hartfield Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.