The Pillow Academy Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the Rossville Christian Academy Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Pillow Academy has struggled recently with 18 defeats in a row, while Rossville Christian Academy will arrive with 12 straight victories.
Last Saturday, Pillow Academy took a blow against Delta Streets Academy, falling 81-37.
Meanwhile, Rossville Christian Academy didn't have too much trouble with Bayou Academy on Friday as they won 60-45. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 45th in Tennessee, while the Colts are ranked 156th in Mississippi), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rossville Christian Academy's win came from a few key players Pillow Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Fred Motley, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards. His evening made it 12 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Zach Portwood, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
Rossville Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Pillow Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-15.
Pillow Academy was dealt a bruising 75-36 defeat at the hands of Rossville Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Pillow Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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