The Leake Academy Rebels will challenge the Oak Forest Academy Yellowjackets at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Leake Academy heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Saturday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 54-53 to Rossville Christian Academy. The Rebels have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
Meanwhile, Oak Forest Academy waltzed into their contest on Saturday with 17 straight wins... but they left with 18. They took down the Colonels 77-60. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked tenth in Louisiana, while the Colonels are ranked 82nd in Mississippi), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Oak Forest Academy's win bumped their record up to 30-2. As for Leake Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 21-9.
Leake Academy and Oak Forest Academy were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but Leake Academy came up empty-handed after a 35-34 defeat. Can Leake Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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