Jackson Academy has gone 6-0 against Regents recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Jackson Academy Raiders will head out to square off against the Regents Lions at 6:00 p.m. Jackson Academy is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Jackson Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Lamar, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Jackson Academy was ranked 12th). Everything went Jackson Academy's way against Lamar on Tuesday as Jackson Academy made off with a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Jackson Academy's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 29-27, 25-20, 25-15.
Jackson Academy relied on the efforts of Anna Holladay Craft, who had 13 digs, and Darby Horn, who had six digs, a kill, and 14 assists.
Jackson Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Regents posted their biggest win since September 16th on Thursday. They blew past Pillow Academy 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-12, 25-18.
Jackson Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 27-15-3 record this season. As for Regents, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-8.
Jackson Academy took their win against Regents in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jackson Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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