Soccer Recap: Tupelo Takes Down Ranked Hernando

On Friday, Tupelo faced Hernando in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Tupelo Golden Wave narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Hernando Tigers 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Golden Wave were the better team in the second half.

Tupelo's win bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Hernando, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-4-1.

Tupelo will look to defend their home pitch on Saturday against Amory at 1:00 p.m. As for Hernando, they will challenge Lewisburg at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hernando is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.3 goals per game this season.