Starkville and Tupelo are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2014, but not for long. The Starkville Yellowjackets will take on the Tupelo Golden Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Starkville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 44-14 victory over Horn Lake. The Yellowjackets' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Tupelo put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 48-7 win over Lewisburg. With the Golden Wave ahead 42-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jaeden Hill and Kylan Bobo. Hill rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns while Bobo rushed for 57 yards and two touchdowns. Hill got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 64 yards.
Tupelo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 207 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Tupelo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tyson Hunter and Maison Dunn.
Tupelo pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.6 points per game. As for Starkville, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 7-4.
Starkville ended up a good deal behind Tupelo when the teams last played two weeks ago, losing 29-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hill, who rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Starkville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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