The Park Place Christian Academy Crusaders will challenge the East Rankin Academy Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Park Place Christian Academy and 27 for East Rankin Academy dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Park Place Christian Academy came up short against Leake Academy and fell 54-44. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 265th, while the Rebels are ranked 69th).
Meanwhile, East Rankin Academy played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Copiah Academy, falling 67-42. The Patriots were down 58-29 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
East Rankin Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Park Place Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
Park Place Christian Academy strolled past East Rankin Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 58-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Park Place Christian Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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