The Madison Central Jaguars will take on the Starkville Yellowjackets at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Madison Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Southaven a 2-0 shutout. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while the Chargers are ranked 25th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Starkville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Oxford on Tuesday.
Madison Central has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 36 goals over those ten games. As for Starkville, their victory bumped their record up to 14-4.
Everything went Madison Central's way against Starkville in their previous matchup back in January, as Madison Central made off with a 6-0 win. Does Madison Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Starkville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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