Jefferson Davis Academy has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Curtis Baptist Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
You can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Jefferson Davis Academy's strategy against the Bucks on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Jefferson Davis Academy blew the Bucks out of the water with a 66-32 final score. Jefferson Davis Academy pushed the score to 53-26 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bucks had little chance of recovering from.
Reese Still and Brian Montejano were among the main playmakers for Jefferson Davis Academy as the former scored 15 points along with two steals and the latter dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Still has scored all season. Payton Payne was another key contributor, scoring five points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Curtis Baptist entered their tilt with the Rams with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Curtis Baptist walked away with a 79-69 win over the Rams on Saturday.
Jefferson Davis Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-11 record this season. As for Curtis Baptist, they pushed their record up to 22-1 with that victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Jefferson Davis Academy came up short against the Crusaders in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 61-50. Can Jefferson Davis Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
