Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Simpson Academy Cougars walked away with it. They strolled past Starkville Academy with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 26-7. Simpson Academy pushed the score to 20-0 by the end of the third, a deficit Starkville Academy cut but never quite recovered from.
Simpson Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Starkville Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 9-3.
Simpson Academy will square off against Adams County Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Adams County Christian sitting on six straight wins and Simpson Academy on three. Starkville Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
