Jackson Academy is 2-8 against the Patriots since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Jackson Academy Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots at 8:00 p.m. Jackson Academy will be looking to extend their current 13-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Jackson Academy faced the Patriots in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Jackson Academy walked away with a 52-39 win over the Patriots. Despite the victory, that was the fewest points Jackson Academy has scored all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Jackson Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Marcus Goodloe, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Schyler Chambers was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
St. Joseph Catholic typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Madison-Ridgeland Academy proved too difficult a challenge. They strolled past the Bruins with points to spare, taking the game 51-35. Given Madison-Ridgeland Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while the Bruins are ranked 25th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jackson Academy pushed their record up to 27-1 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Madison-Ridgeland Academy, their win bumped their record up to 27-3.
Everything went Jackson Academy's way against the Patriots in their previous matchup back in January as the Raiders made off with a 69-47 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jackson Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
