Basketball Recap: Madison Central Comes Up Short in High-Profile Matchup with Starkville

On Thursday, Madison Central faced Starkville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Madison Central Jaguars fell to the Starkville Yellowjackets 57-52. The Jaguars have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.

Madison Central's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-5. As for Starkville, they pushed their record up to 17-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.

Madison Central will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on South Jones on January 20th. As for Starkville, they will head out on the road to square off against Tupelo at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.