Football Preview: Tupelo Golden Wave vs. Madison Central Jaguars
Tupelo and Madison Central are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2016, but not for long. The Tupelo Golden Wave will be playing in front of their home fans against the Madison Central Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Tupelo sitting on six straight victories and Madison Central on three.
Tupelo is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: West Point, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Tupelo was ranked fourth). Tupelo was the clear victor by a 35-14 margin over West Point on Friday. Considering the Golden Wave have won five matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tupelo's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Braylon Matthews, who picked up 100 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Another passer making a difference was Noah Gillon, who threw for 197 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Madison Central). They walked away with a 34-24 win over Warren Central last Friday.
Tupelo's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Madison Central, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Tupelo couldn't quite finish off Madison Central in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 and fell 14-12. Will Tupelo have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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