The Jackson Prep Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Hartfield Academy Hawks at 7:45 p.m. on Friday.
Jackson Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Jackson Academy, who was ranked fourth at the time (Jackson Prep was ranked fifth). Jackson Prep took a 61-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jackson Academy on Tuesday. The Patriots' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Presbyterian Christian typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Hartfield Academy proved too difficult a challenge. They secured a 58-53 W over the Bobcats.
Jackson Prep's loss dropped their record down to 20-5. As for Hartfield Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Jackson Prep couldn't quite finish off Hartfield Academy in their previous meeting on January 14th and fell 50-48. Can Jackson Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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