Two dominant backs in Jaeden Hill and Tyson Robinson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Tupelo Golden Wave will face off against the Brandon Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Tupelo comes in on 13 and Brandon on ten.
Tupelo is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Madison Central with points to spare, taking the game 21-3. The 21-point effort marked the Golden Wave's lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Hill continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 236 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run.
Meanwhile, Brandon faced Ocean Springs in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Brandon enjoyed a cozy 31-13 win over Ocean Springs.
Brandon found their leader in sophomore Robinson, who rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Robinson has posted since back in September. Sladen Shack was another key player, throwing for 170 yards and two touchdowns.
Brandon's victory bumped their record up to 12-1. As for Tupelo, their win bumped their record up to 13-0.
Tupelo was dealt a bruising 34-6 defeat at the hands of Brandon in their previous matchup back in September of 2018. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Tupelo was down 20-0.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps