The Leake Academy Rebels will take on the Newton Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Leake Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.1 points per game this season.
Leake Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 74-31 victory over Wayne Academy. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Jaguars are ranked 219th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 11/12/24 @ Pillow Academy | 17 |
| 01/16/25 @ Wayne Academy | 17 |
| 01/14/25 @ East Rankin Academy | 16 |
| 11/09/24 @ Jackson Academy | 16 |
| 11/26/24 vs Copiah Academy | 16 |
Leake Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sarah Prince led the charge by going 7 for 12 en route to 17 points and four steals. That's the most points Prince has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenna Allen, who posted ten points in addition to five assists and five rebounds.
Leake Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Newton beat Taylorsville 36-23 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Newton has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Leake Academy, their win bumped their record up to 26-1.
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