Basketball Recap: Starkville Academy Picks Up Seventh Consecutive Victory

Volunteers

Previous Games

12/13/24 @ Pillow Academy	62-56
12/10/24 @ Marshall Academy	44-37
12/09/24 vs Magnolia Heights	53-48
12/03/24 @ Wayne Academy	47-44
12/02/24 @ Columbus Christian Academy	57-44
+ 2 more games

Starkville Academy waltzed into their matchup on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They snuck past the Pillow Academy Mustangs with a 62-56 victory. Given the Volunteers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 235th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Starkville Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Pillow Academy, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-9.

Starkville Academy and Washington will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on December 20th. As for Pillow Academy, they will head out to challenge Heritage Academy at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday.