On Saturday, the Heritage Academy Patriots faced the Jackson Academy Raiders in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Heritage Academy fell just short of Jackson Academy by a score of 58-55. Heritage Academy's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Mike Williams was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 16 rebounds for Jackson Academy. The matchup was Williams' 12th in a row with at least ten points. Caleb Gaitor was another key contributor, scoring 10 points.
Heritage Academy's loss dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Jackson Academy, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-0.
Heritage Academy will take on Pillow Academy at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Pillow Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings (they are ranked 117th, while Heritage Academy is ranked 12th). As for Jackson Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Brookhaven Academy at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Brookhaven Academy is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
