The Jackson Academy Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the St. Joseph Catholic Bruins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jackson Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Madison-Ridgeland Academy, who was ranked 24th at the time (Jackson Academy was ranked sixth). Jackson Academy snuck past Madison-Ridgeland Academy with a 45-41 win on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Catholic didn't have too much trouble with Presbyterian Christian on Tuesday as they won 55-37. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bruins.
St. Joseph Catholic is also on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season. As for Jackson Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 13-4.
Jackson Academy strolled past St. Joseph Catholic in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 64-46. Does Jackson Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Joseph Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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