Having just played yesterday, the Parklane Academy Pioneers will jump right back in to play the East Rankin Academy Patriots at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Parklane Academy comes in on seven and East Rankin Academy on 14.
Parklane Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They snuck past Leake Academy with a 61-57 victory.
Meanwhile, East Rankin Academy hadn't done well against Pillow Academy recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. East Rankin Academy walked away with a 67-56 win over Pillow Academy. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while the Mustangs are ranked 29th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Parklane Academy's victory bumped their record up to 18-5. As for East Rankin Academy, they pushed their record up to 35-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Parklane Academy took a serious blow against East Rankin Academy when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 63-18. Can Parklane Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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