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| 12/29/23 - Home | 63-41 W |
| 02/15/22 - Neutral | 72-42 W |
| 02/27/16 - Neutral | 78-65 W |
Starkville has gone a perfect 3-0 against DeSoto Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Starkville Yellowjackets will challenge the DeSoto Central Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Starkville will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Starkville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Germantown, who was ranked first at the time (Starkville was ranked third). Starkville strolled past Germantown with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 52-38.
DeSoto Central has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 60-58 heartbreaker at the hands of Oxford. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Jaguars have suffered since December 28, 2023.
Starkville's win bumped their record up to 23-7. As for DeSoto Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-9.
Everything went Starkville's way against DeSoto Central in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as Starkville made off with a 63-41 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Starkville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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