The Hartfield Academy Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Jackson Academy Raiders at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Hartfield Academy beat St. Joseph Catholic 39-35. The win made it back-to-back wins for Hartfield Academy.
Meanwhile, Jackson Academy entered their tilt with Presbyterian Christian with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. Jackson Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Presbyterian Christian on Tuesday and snuck past 55-53. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Jackson Academy has posted yet this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Jackson Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mike Williams, who scored 21 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Marcus Goodloe, who scored 12 points along with three steals.
Hartfield Academy's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 16-8. As for Jackson Academy, they pushed their record up to 25-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Hartfield Academy came up short against Jackson Academy in their previous meeting on January 9th, falling 67-54. Can Hartfield Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
