Jackson Academy is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Jackson Prep is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Jackson Academy Raiders will welcome the Jackson Prep Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jackson Academy will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Hartfield Academy, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Jackson Academy enjoyed a cozy 44-28 victory over Hartfield Academy on Friday. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Hawks are ranked 97th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Jackson Prep humbled St. Joseph Catholic with a 66-15 victory. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 25 points or more this season.
Jackson Academy has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Jackson Prep, their win bumped their record up to 19-6.
Jackson Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Jackson Prep when the teams last played on January 10th, but they still walked away with a 64-58 victory. Will Jackson Academy repeat their success, or does Jackson Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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