Basketball Recap: Jackson Prep Takes Down Ranked Jackson Academy

Patriots

Margin (Wins)

01/23/25 vs St. Joseph Catholic	51
11/19/24 vs Bogue Chitto	43
11/16/24 vs Copiah Academy	34
01/04/25 vs Oak Forest Academy	31
01/07/25 @ St. Joseph Catholic	29

On Tuesday, Jackson Prep faced Jackson Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went the Jackson Prep Patriots' way against the Jackson Academy Raiders as the Jackson Prep Patriots made off with a 55-35 victory. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 20 points or more this season.

The win made it two in a row for Jackson Prep and bumps their season record up to 20-6. As for Jackson Academy, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-5.

Jackson Prep has already played their next contest (against Hartfield Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Jackson Academy will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Madison-Ridgeland Academy at 6:30 p.m.