Basketball Recap: Starkville Academy's Run of Four Straight Victories Now Over

Volunteers

Previous 5 Games

12/13/24 @ Pillow Academy	30-37
12/10/24 @ Marshall Academy	55-35
12/09/24 vs Magnolia Heights	36-24
12/03/24 @ Wayne Academy	52-26
12/02/24 @ Columbus Christian Academy	62-46

After flying high against Marshall Academy last Tuesday, Starkville Academy came back down to earth. The Starkville Academy Volunteers fell 37-30 to the Pillow Academy Mustangs on Friday. The Volunteers' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

Despite the defeat, Starkville Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Raylee Jones dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. Jones has been hot, having posted nine or more boards the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kate Couvillion, who posted seven points.

Starkville Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5. As for Pillow Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.

Starkville Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Washington at 6:30 p.m. on December 20th. As for Pillow Academy, they will venture away from home to face off against Heritage Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pillow Academy is facing Heritage Academy at the right time seeing as Heritage Academy is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.