Basketball Game Preview: Holmes County Central Jaguars vs. South Jones Braves

The Holmes County Central Jaguars will square off against the South Jones Braves at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Holmes County Central comes in on three and South Jones on 16.

Holmes County Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They managed a 47-42 win over Yazoo City.

Meanwhile, in a tight game that could have gone either way, South Jones made off with a 44-43 victory over North Pike. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Jaguars are ranked 67th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Holmes County Central's win bumped their record up to 20-8. As for South Jones, their victory bumped their record up to 30-2.