The Jackson Academy Raiders will square off against the Heritage Academy Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Jackson Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Magnolia Heights, who was ranked 11th at the time (Jackson Academy was ranked second). The Raiders never let the Chiefs get on the board and left with an 8-0 win on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Heritage Academy had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Joseph Catholic on Thursday, sneaking past 1-0. Heritage Academy wouldn't have won without Kennedy Perkins, who scored the game-winner.
Jackson Academy's victory bumped their record up to 5-3-1. As for Heritage Academy, their win bumped their record up to 9-3-1.
Jackson Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Heritage Academy in their previous meeting back in March, winning 2-0. Will the Raiders repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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