Basketball Game Preview: Jackson Academy Raiders vs. St. Joseph Catholic Bruins

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Previous Games

01/17/25 - Away	45-29 W
01/19/24 - Home	65-39 W
12/09/22 - Away	46-30 W
12/03/21 - Home	51-26 W
01/30/21 - Home	68-25 W
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Jackson Academy has gone 10-0 against St. Joseph Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Jackson Academy Raiders will be playing at home against the St. Joseph Catholic Bruins at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Jackson Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Madison-Ridgeland Academy, who was ranked ninth at the time (Jackson Academy was ranked 16th). Jackson Academy was just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 33-32 to Madison-Ridgeland Academy. The loss continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost seven in a row.

Meanwhile, St. Joseph Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a blow against Presbyterian Christian, falling 62-31.

Jackson Academy's loss dropped their record down to 18-6. As for St. Joseph Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.

Jackson Academy strolled past St. Joseph Catholic in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a score of 45-29. Does Jackson Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Joseph Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.