Basketball Recap: Jackson Academy Falls Short Against Ranked Jackson Prep

Raiders

Previous 5 Games

01/28/25 vs Jackson Prep	35-55
01/24/25 @ Hartfield Academy	44-28
01/20/25 vs Presbyterian Christian	55-39
01/18/25 @ Starkville Academy	38-15
01/17/25 @ St. Joseph Catholic	45-29

On Tuesday, Jackson Academy faced Jackson Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Jackson Academy Raiders lost 55-35 to the Jackson Prep Patriots. The Raiders' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

Jackson Academy's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-5. As for Jackson Prep, they pushed their record up to 20-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Jackson Academy has already played their next game (against Madison-Ridgeland Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Jackson Prep will head out to challenge Hartfield Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.