Basketball Recap: Starkville Falls Short Against Ranked Germantown

On Tuesday, Starkville faced Germantown in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Starkville Yellowjackets took a 50-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Germantown Mavericks. The Yellowjackets have struggled against the Mavericks recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Starkville's defeat dropped their record down to 18-6. As for Germantown, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Germantown beat Starkville by a score of 50-42 on Wednesday.