Football Preview: Starkville Yellowjackets vs. Meridian Wildcats
The Starkville Yellowjackets will square off against the Meridian Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Starkville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: West Point, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Starkville was ranked fourth). Starkville walked away with a 33-23 victory over West Point on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Yellowjackets.
Meanwhile, Meridian posted their biggest win since September 21, 2023 on Friday. Everything went their way against Biloxi as Meridian made off with a 26-6 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Wildcats just coasted through the last quarter.
Starkville pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Meridian, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Starkville took their win against Meridian when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 42-21. Will Starkville repeat their success, or does Meridian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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