There's no place like home for Starkville Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. Everything went their way against the Oak Hill Academy Raiders on Tuesday as the Starkville Academy Volunteers made off with a 47-26 win. The Volunteers pushed the score to 40-18 by the end of the third, a deficit the Raiders cut but never quite recovered from.
Starkville Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Raylee Jones out in front who scored six points along with 18 rebounds and two steals. Jones has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kate Couvillion, who went 5 for 7 en route to 12 points plus two steals.
Starkville Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since the start of last season.
Starkville Academy now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Oak Hill Academy, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-3.
Starkville Academy will head out to challenge Hartfield Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Oak Hill Academy, they will host Heritage Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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