Starkville Academy is 5-0 against Washington since January of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Starkville Academy Volunteers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Washington Generals at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Starkville Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Pillow Academy just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 37-30 to the Mustangs. While the Volunteers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Mustangs 10-5 in the first quarter.
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Despite the defeat, Starkville Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Raylee Jones dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance also gave Jones a new career-high in blocks (three). Another player making a difference was Kate Couvillion, who posted seven points.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 46-18, which was the final score in Washington's tilt against Pillow Academy back in November. That's two games in a row now that the Generals have lost by exactly 28 points.
Washington's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Starkville Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5.
Starkville Academy won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, slipping by Washington 50-49. Does Starkville Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Washington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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