Jackson Academy's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They walked away with a 24-13 victory over the Lamar Raiders. Given Jackson Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 37th, while Lamar is ranked 135th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Jackson Academy to victory were Kingston Mays and Pruet James. Mays gained 183 total yards and two touchdowns, while James rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave James a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Jackson Academy's defense and their four sacks. Lamar's QB won't forget Tj White anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Dereon Albert was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making six total tackles (2.0 for loss), and making six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Jackson Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lamar only rushed for -11.
Several Raiders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jalin Trotter, who picked up 86 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Jackson Academy pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lamar, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Jackson Academy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against St. Joseph Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. As for Lamar, they will take on Heritage Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage Academy will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Lamar surely won't give up without a fight.
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