The Madison Central Jaguars (Madison, MS) basketball nipped the host Murrah Mustangs (Jackson, MS), 61-54 in Wednesday's league test.

The Jaguars (18-7) will now prepare for their test against Germantown (Madison, MS). The Mavericks go into the 7A Region 2 test with a 8-14 record. In their last test, Germantown was tipped by Starkville (Starkville, MS), 54-44, in a league test.

The Mustangs now own a 3-19 record. They play next when they host Tupelo for a 7A Region 2 test on Friday, January 26. Murrah will encounter a Golden Wave squad coming off a 68-52 league loss to Starkville (Starkville, MS). The Golden Wave record now stands at 5-13.