In Friday's non-league bout, the Starkville Yellowjackets (Starkville, MS) baseball squad overwhelmed the host Tupelo Golden Wave (Tupelo, MS), by a tally of 16-5.

Next up, the Yellowjackets encounter the Clinton Arrows (Clinton, MS) in a 7A Region 2 bout, on Tuesday, April 7. Starkville will attempt to better on its 16-8 season record. The Arrows go into the challenge with a 12-9 record after their 11-6 league loss to Oxford (Oxford, MS).

With the defeat, Tupelo drops to 17-5 on the year. The Golden wave travel to DeSoto Central (Southaven, MS) to clash with the Jaguars in a 7A Region 1 challenge on Tuesday, April 7. The Jaguars go into the challenge with a record of 10-13. DeSoto Central lost 18-6 in their recent non-league challenge against Collierville (Collierville, TN)