On Tuesday, St. Joseph Catholic faced Madison-Ridgeland Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Joseph Catholic Bruins lost to the Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots on the road by a 64-45 margin. The Bruins were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Patriots earlier this season, when they won 44-41.
Leading Madison-Ridgeland Academy to victory were Will Bizot and Erick Dampier, Jr.. Bizot dropped a double-double on 32 points and ten rebounds, while Dampier, Jr. dropped a double-double on 24 points and 21 boards. Those 32 points gave Bizot a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Smith, who posted six points.
St. Joseph Catholic dropped their record down to 22-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Madison-Ridgeland Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Joseph Catholic will take on Presbyterian Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph Catholic is facing Presbyterian Christian at the right time seeing as Presbyterian Christian is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Madison-Ridgeland Academy, they will face off against Jackson Academy at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday. Jackson Academy will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Madison-Ridgeland Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
