Pillow Academy is 2-7 against Starkville Academy since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pillow Academy Mustangs will host the Starkville Academy Volunteers at 7:00 p.m.
Pillow Academy is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Rossville Christian Academy and fell 75-36.
Meanwhile, Starkville Academy had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They walked away with a 44-37 victory over the Patriots. While the Volunteers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Pillow Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Starkville Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Pillow Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Starkville Academy when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 48-42 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Starkville Academy's Luke McKenzie, who posted 21 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pillow Academy still be able to contain McKenzie? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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