Football Game Preview: Tupelo Golden Wave vs. Gulfport Admirals + How To Watch

Two dominant backs in Kylan Bobo and Cooper Crosby are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Tupelo Golden Wave will head out on the road to face off against the Gulfport Admirals at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Tupelo sitting on nine straight wins and Gulfport on ten.

Tupelo is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They slipped by Oxford 21-20. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Golden Wave have posted since November 22, 2024.

Braylen Williams

Rushing Yards

11/06/25 @ DeSoto Central	151
10/17/25 @ Hernando	117
11/21/25 vs Germantown	106
11/28/25 vs Oxford	82
11/14/25 vs Starkville	82

Jaeden Hill was his usual excellent self, rushing for 172 yards and one score while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 120 rushing yards. Tupelo also got a significant boost from Braylen Williams, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 82 yards.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Tupelo proved: they limited Oxford to a paltry 2.1 yards per carry. The Golden Wave didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.4.

Meanwhile, Gulfport hadn't done well against Brandon recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Admirals claimed a resounding 40-7 win over the Bulldogs. The Admirals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by 28 points or more this season.

Tupelo better keep an eye on Parker Nettles. He was instrumental in Gulfport's win, throwing for 228 yards and one touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punching in one TD on the ground. That's the most passing yards Nettles has posted since back in October.

One reason for the win was Gulfport's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Brandon's QB won't forget Lawrence Robertson anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Gulfport got some further help from Amijai Frederick: he made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss) and defended one pass.

Gulfport's victory bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Tupelo, their win bumped their record up to 13-1.

Saturday's game might be decided on the ground. Tupelo has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 303.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Gulfport struggles in that department as they've been averaging 171.2 rushing yards. There's a good chance Saturday's contest turns into a tough fight on the ground. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.