On Thursday, Starkville faced Tupelo in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Starkville Yellowjackets took a 29-14 bruising from the Tupelo Golden Wave. That makes it the first time this season the Yellowjackets have let down their home crowd.
Jaeden Hill continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Tupelo, rushing for 97 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Starkville's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-4. As for Tupelo, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
Starkville will square off against Horn Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Horn Lake is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.7 points per game this season. As for Tupelo, they will take on Lewisburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Tupelo's favor as the team sits on eight straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Lewisburg has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
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