Soccer Recap: Six Straight Home Wins for Jackson Academy

Jackson Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Raiders also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2024.

McNeil Harraway and Ben Jones scored all three of Jackson Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 27 goals.

Raiders

Previous 6 Games (Home)

01/20/25 vs Madison-Ridgeland Academy	3-1
01/14/25 vs Hartfield Academy	2-2
12/12/24 vs Copiah Academy	12-0
12/10/24 vs Starkville Academy	6-0
12/07/24 vs Murrah	8-0
12/04/24 vs Manchester Academy	8-0

Jackson Academy pushed their record up to 11-1-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 39 goals over those six matches. As for Madison-Ridgeland Academy, they now have a losing record at 2-3.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Jackson Academy will host Presbyterian Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Madison-Ridgeland Academy, they will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against Hartfield Academy at 6:30 p.m. Madison-Ridgeland Academy's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.