Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Starkville Yellowjackets (Starkville, MS) and the visiting Tupelo Golden Wave (Tupelo, MS), saw Starkville's basketball squad hold off Tupelo by a tally of 66-62.

With the victory, Starkville improves its record to 15-3 on the campaign. The Yellowjackets travel to Grenada (Grenada, MS) to confront the Chargers in a 6A Region 1 challenge on Tuesday, January 24. The Chargers come into the challenge with a record of 12-8. Grenada lost 67-61 in their recent league challenge against Oxford (Oxford, MS)

Next up, the Golden Wave confront the Oxford Chargers (Oxford, MS) in a 6A Region 1 challenge, on Tuesday, January 24. Tupelo will attempt to improve on its 12-6 season record. The Chargers come into the challenge with a 12-8 record after their 67-61 league win over Grenada (Grenada, MS).