Two dominant signal callers in Samuel Stockett and Billy Puckett are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Jackson Prep Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Madison-Ridgeland Academy comes in on five and Jackson Prep on nine.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy and Jackson Academy met for a duel on Friday where Madison-Ridgeland Academy came out on top. Madison-Ridgeland Academy took their match against Jackson Academy 24-14. The 24-point effort marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Jackson Prep's offense rose to the challenge against a Hawks defense that boasted an average of only 13.56 points allowed on Friday. Jackson Prep secured a 51-45 W over Hartfield Academy. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Patriots, who until this matchup were averaging 11.67 points allowed.
Puckett continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 57 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 201 yards and a touchdown. Tre Bryant also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Jackson Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Bryant and Peter Primos.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Jackson Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 9-0.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy couldn't quite finish off Jackson Prep when the teams last played back in November of 2023 and fell 28-25. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Puckett, who rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 117 yards on 14 of 21 attempts. Now that Madison-Ridgeland Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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