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| 01/25/24 - Away | 61-54 W |
| 12/08/23 - Home | 65-40 W |
| 01/10/23 - Away | 56-42 W |
| 12/13/22 - Home | 61-29 W |
| 02/03/22 - Home | 63-20 W |
| + 5 more games |
Pillow Academy has gone 10-0 against Starkville Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pillow Academy Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Starkville Academy Volunteers at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pillow Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 44-28 win over Rossville Christian Academy. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 41st in Mississippi, while the Wolves are ranked 172nd in Tennessee), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Starkville Academy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Patriots with a sharp 55-35 victory. The Volunteers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 20 points or more this season.
Starkville Academy pushed their record up to 8-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.7 points per game. As for Pillow Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Pillow Academy beat Starkville Academy 61-54 when the teams last played back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Starkville Academy's Raylee Jones, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pillow Academy still be able to contain Jones? There's only one way to find out.
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