Starkville Yellowjackets at Meridian Wildcats — Friday, Nov. 7, 2025 — Game preview

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Starkville travels to Meridian on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, for a nonleague girls basketball matchup at Meridian High School. Tipoff is listed at 2 p.m. Pacific on the SBLive game page (https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5735081-starkville-vs-meridian) — that converts to 4 p.m. Central local time. Both teams enter the season 0-0.

Quick look at the teams

Starkville Yellowjackets (away): https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/178398-starkville-yellowjackets-jv — fans: 22 on SBLive. Next game: Neshoba Central at Starkville, Tue., Nov. 11 (https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5863796-neshoba-central-vs-starkville).

Meridian Wildcats (home): https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/175874-meridian-wildcats-jv — fans: 12 on SBLive. Next game: Terry at Meridian, Tue., Nov. 11 (https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5735082-terry-vs-meridian).

Last meeting

The teams last met on Nov. 9, 2023, at Meridian High School, when Starkville beat Meridian 32-14 (box: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/3480425-meridian-vs-starkville). That memory will be fresh for Meridian’s home crowd as both programs open another season.

Streaming / tickets

Meridian lists an NFHS Network stream for home broadcasts: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/meridian-high-school-meridian-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Fan action (follow and picks)

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For the official game page and full details, visit the SBLive game listing: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5735081-starkville-vs-meridian