Baseball Game Preview: Tupelo Golden Wave vs. Madison Central Jaguars

Golden Wave

Runs

05/13/25 @ Madison Central	5
05/05/25 @ Clinton	7
05/03/25 vs Clinton	4
04/29/25 vs Lewisburg	8
04/29/25 vs Lewisburg	8
+ 30 more games

For the second straight game, Tupelo will face off against Madison Central. The Golden Wave will welcome the Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Tupelo is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.

Tupelo heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Tuesday. They fell just short of Madison Central by a score of 6-5. The Golden Wave's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

Tanner Brannigan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Brody Wilson was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one double. Dayne Wray was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run.

The victory was the fourth in a row for Madison Central, bringing their record up to 17-6. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 2.25 runs across that stretch. As for Tupelo, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-15.