Basketball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Kirk Academy
By Team Reports
Feb 1, 2025, 4:31pm
Basketball Recap: Kirk Academy Raiders vs. Marshall Academy Patriots
| 02/01/25 vs Marshall Academy | 48-14 |
| 01/31/25 vs Lee Academy | 44-9 |
| 01/27/25 vs Winona Christian | 44-13 |
| 01/21/25 @ Indianola Academy | 54-28 |
| 01/17/25 @ North Delta | 64-34 |
| + 3 more games |
Kirk Academy had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.7 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Saturday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 48-14 victory over the Marshall Academy Patriots. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Patriots are ranked 227th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kirk Academy is also on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.9 points per game. As for Marshall Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-11 record this season.
As of now, neither Kirk Academy nor Marshall Academy have any future games scheduled.
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