Tupelo and Starkville are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2015, but likely not for long. The Tupelo Golden Wave will take on the Starkville Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Tupelo is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Jackson Prep, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Tupelo was ranked fifth). Tupelo's defense stepped up to hand Jackson Prep a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Golden Wave might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Starkville). They blew past Heritage Academy 7-0 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Tupelo, bringing their record for this year to 8-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those five games. As for Starkville, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
Tupelo might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Starkville in their previous meeting back in January. Can Tupelo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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