Basketball Recap: Starkville Takes Down Ranked Jackson Academy

Yellowjackets

Previous 3 Games

12/21/24 vs Jackson Academy	47-43
12/20/24 vs Olive Branch	63-48
12/17/24 vs Murrah	67-32

On Saturday, Starkville faced Jackson Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Starkville Yellowjackets snuck past the Jackson Academy Raiders with a 47-43 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Yellowjackets who have now won three matches in a row.

Starkville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points per game. As for Jackson Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 9-3.

It'll be a Battle of the Bugs the Starkville Yellowjackets duke it out with the Oxford Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Oxford's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests. Jackson Academy and Hamilton Christian will round out the year against one another at at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.