It was a good run, but Madison-Ridgeland Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Jackson Prep Patriots, falling 42-17. The game marked Madison-Ridgeland Academy's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Billy Puckett was his usual excellent self, rushing for 183 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 201 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes for Jackson Prep. Those 183 rushing yards gave Puckett a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gardner Young, who picked up 49 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy's loss dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Jackson Prep, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy and Jackson Prep should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings. Madison-Ridgeland Academy (ranked tenth) will meet Presbyterian Christian (ranked 106th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Madison-Ridgeland Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 44.1 points per game this season. Similarly, Jackson Prep will challenge St. Joseph Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday up 195 places (2 vs. 197).
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