Basketball Game Preview: Holly Hill Academy Raiders vs. Jefferson Davis Academy Raiders

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Previous Games

12/13/24 - Home	52-48 W
01/29/24 - Away	57-54 W
01/05/24 - Home	67-58 W
02/03/23 - Home	62-55 W
01/13/23 - Away	36-46 L
+ 5 more games

Holly Hill Academy is 9-1 against Jefferson Davis Academy since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. Both will round out the year against one another at at 11:00 a.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.

Holly Hill Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 74-70 hit to the loss column at the hands of Faith Christian.

Despite the defeat, Holly Hill Academy got top-tier performance from Jody Gillam, who went 15 of 30 on his way to 40 points along with five boards and four blocks. That was a full 57.1% of Holly Hill Academy's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Siau, who went 7 of 11 en route to 17 points.

Meanwhile, Jefferson Davis Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Florence Christian on Saturday and fell 43-41.

Holly Hill Academy will have to contain Nasir Void as he made an impact in Jefferson Davis Academy's last game. He dropped a double-double on 11 points and 15 rebounds. Void is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down nine or more in the last 13 games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Colson Loadholt, who put up 14 points along with seven boards and three blocks.

Jefferson Davis Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Holly Hill Academy, they now have a losing record at 2-3.

Holly Hill Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Jefferson Davis Academy in their previous meeting on December 13th, but they still walked away with a 52-48 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Holly Hill Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.