The Tupelo Golden Wave (Tupelo, MS) soccer bounced the visiting Ripley Tigers (Ripley, MS), 5-1 in Friday's non-league bout.

With the victory, Tupelo moves its record to 8-7 on the year. The Golden Wave host Starkville (Starkville, MS) to confront the Yellowjackets in a bout on Monday, January 29. The Yellowjackets enter the bout with a record of 12-6. Starkville won 3-1 in their recent non-league bout against Saltillo (Saltillo, MS)

In their next game, the Tigers confront the Corinth Warriors (Corinth, MS) in a non-league bout, on Saturday, January 27. Ripley will attempt to move on its 6-13 season record.