The Jackson Academy Raiders will take on the Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Jackson Academy earned a 2-0 victory over Oak Grove. The win continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won eight in a row.
Jackson Academy easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-14.
Anna Holladay Craft
| 09/25/25 vs Oak Grove | 11 |
| 09/25/25 vs Fontainebleau | 13 |
| 09/23/25 @ Brandon | 26 |
| 09/20/25 vs Madison Central | 16 |
Jackson Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Anna Holladay Craft, who had 11 digs and two aces. Craft is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lillie Henson, who had 13 assists and three digs.
They weren't the only good servers: Jackson Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Madison-Ridgeland Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of St. Joseph's Academy. The Patriots came out on top against the Redstickers by a score of 2-0.
Jackson Academy's victory bumped their record up to 26-9-1. As for Madison-Ridgeland Academy, their win bumped their record up to 24-14.
Jackson Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Madison-Ridgeland Academy in their previous matchup last Thursday, winning 3-1. Do the Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Patriots turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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