The Raiders finished off their four game in five day stretch by hosting Madison Ridgeland Academy at The Raider Dome on Tuesday night. The JV matchup featured a pair of unbeaten in conference play teams. The JV Boys were able to get out in front 6-2 halfway through the first quarter before the Patriots went on a 11-2 run to close out the first eight minutes. MRA stretched their lead to seven at the half and made it 25-17 at the end of the third quarter. The Raiders managed to trim the deficit to three but MRA held on for a 32-25 victory. The loss snapped the Raiders six game win streak and dealt them their first conference loss of the season as they fell to 13-4 overall and 4-1 in conference play.

The Varsity Raiders nearly got run out of the gym early as MRA started the game on a 15-5 run and led by ten twice in the first quarter. After JA trimmed the MRA lead to three before MRA went on a 22-9 run to close out the half leading 40-24. The Patriots increased their lead to as many as 22 in the third quarter before JA began their big comeback. The Raiders went on a 27-11 run to close the gap to six with just over a minute left in the game. The Patriots managed to hold off the the Raiders as they won 59-51. The Raiders fell to 16-8 overall and 2-2 in conference play. JA will wrap up Rivalry week as they host Prep on Friday.

University Heart Player with The Most Heart
Wenton Walker - the senior scored 13 points (5-10 FG, 2-4 3PT, 1-2 FT), with 2 rebounds, and 3 steals in 27 minutes of action.

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