Jackson Day lost against Valor Preparatory Academy back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Jackson Day Mariners were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 59-58 to the Valor Preparatory Academy Owls.
Makai McKnight
| 02/11/25 @ Valor Preparatory Academy | 24 |
| 12/10/24 vs Langtree Charter Academy | 16 |
| 11/19/24 vs Mountain Island Charter | 16 |
| 12/04/24 @ Cherryville | 15 |
| 11/05/24 @ Bradford Prep | 15 |
Despite the defeat, Jackson Day saw an underclassman step up: freshman Makai McKnight went 10-for-16 to rack up 24 points. The dominant performance gave McKnight a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tradyn Phillips, who posted 11 points and eight rebounds.
Jackson Day's loss dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Valor Preparatory Academy, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-7 and their overall record up to 7-16.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Jackson Day beat Valor Preparatory Academy by a score of 73-69 on Wednesday.
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