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| 10/04/24 - Home | 56-7 W |
| 09/29/23 - Away | 29-14 W |
| 09/09/22 - Away | 36-12 W |
| 09/10/21 - Home | 35-14 W |
| 08/31/18 - Home | 47-7 W |
| 09/01/17 - Away | 31-17 W |
Jackson Academy has gone a perfect 6-0 against St. Joseph Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Raiders will host the Bruins at 6:30 p.m. St. Joseph Catholic took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Jackson Academy, who comes in off a win.
Jackson Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Jackson Prep, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Jackson Academy was ranked 12th). The Raiders walked away with a 16-7 win over the Patriots on Friday. The 16-point effort marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Jackson Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aaric Beasley led the charge by rushing for 248 yards and one TD while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. Beasley showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 57 yards. Josef Walker was another key player, rushing for 104 yards and one score on only 14 carries.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Tri-County Academy and fell 48-6. Having soared to a lofty 33 points in the game before, the Bruins couldn't push the score so high this time.
The victory made it two in a row for Jackson Academy and bumps their season record up to 6-1. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 points in those games. As for St. Joseph Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for Jackson Academy against St. Joseph Catholic in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 56-7 victory. In that contest, the Raiders amassed a halftime lead of 42-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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