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| 12/17/24 - Home | 63-37 W |
| 02/05/24 - Home | 58-20 W |
| 01/29/24 - Home | 70-31 W |
| 12/19/23 - Away | 61-31 W |
| 02/07/19 - Home | 56-32 W |
| + 5 more games |
Starkville is 9-1 against Murrah since January of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Starkville Yellowjackets will take on the Murrah Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Starkville has nine straight victories, Murrah has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Starkville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Tupelo, who was ranked fourth at the time (Starkville was ranked eighth). Starkville had just enough and edged Tupelo out 51-48. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Yellowjackets have posted since January 25, 2024.
Meanwhile, Murrah ended up a good deal behind Germantown on Tuesday and lost 56-38.
Murrah's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Starkville, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-5.
Everything went Starkville's way against Murrah in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as Starkville made off with a 63-37 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Starkville since the squad 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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