Basketball Recap: Rank Disadvantage No Problem for Madison Central

Madison Central hadn't done well against Tupelo recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Madison Central Jaguars secured a 68-64 W over the Tupelo Golden Wave. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Jaguars' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Golden Wave are ranked fourth).

Madison Central's win bumped their record up to 5-11. As for Tupelo, their loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-3.

Madison Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Murrah at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Madison Central is facing Murrah at the right time seeing as Murrah is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Tupelo, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 74-62 victory against Tishomingo County on the 18th.