Madison Central hasn't had much luck against Starkville recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Madison Central Jaguars will venture away from home to face off against the Starkville Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Madison Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: South Jones, who was ranked eighth at the time (Madison Central was ranked 18th). Madison Central took a hard 68-51 fall against South Jones on Monday. The Jaguars' loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Meanwhile, Starkville had to suffer through a 76-36 loss at the hands of Bartlett.
Starkville's defeat dropped their record down to 19-7. As for Madison Central, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.
Madison Central came up short against Starkville in their previous matchup on January 9th, falling 57-52. Can Madison Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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