Fayette Academy is 1-9 against Tipton-Rosemark Academy since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Fayette Academy Vikings will take on the Tipton-Rosemark Academy Rebels at 7:30 p.m.
Fayette Academy is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Trinity Christian Academy on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Fayette Academy was dealt a 69-34 defeat at the hands of Trinity Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Lions are ranked 47th).
Jackson Christian typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Tipton-Rosemark Academy proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 57-47.
Tipton-Rosemark Academy has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Fayette Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-10.
Fayette Academy might still be hurting after the 59-37 loss they got from Tipton-Rosemark Academy in their previous meeting back in January. Can Fayette Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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