Football Preview: Tupelo Golden Wave vs. Houston Mustangs
Tupelo has won five straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Houston has won five straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Tupelo Golden Wave will host the Houston Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Tupelo: 12, Houston: 15.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Houston better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Tupelo really get things going. Everything went Tupelo's way against Oxford on Friday as Tupelo made off with a 34-10 win. Considering the Golden Wave have won three matches by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Jaeden Hill, who rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Tupelo also got help from Tyquez Raines, who showed off his sure hands for 80 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Tupelo's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. In that department, Devontray Brewer was the leader with three. Malachi Gilleylen was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tupelo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Houston unfortunately witnessed the end of their 16-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Whitehaven. The matchup marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Tupelo's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Houston, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Tupelo came up short against Houston in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 38-33. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Houston's Derrick Miller Jr., who picked up 152 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards. Now that Tupelo knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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