It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Starkville Academy can now relate to. They lost 55-33 to the Simpson Academy Cougars on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Volunteers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Cougars are ranked 29th).
Starkville Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-9 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points per game. As for Simpson Academy, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-1.
As of now, neither Starkville Academy nor Simpson Academy have any future games scheduled.
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