The Starkville Yellowjackets will face off against the Tupelo Golden Wave at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Starkville's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Starkville's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Houston 1-0. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi soccer rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Hilltoppers are ranked 86th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Tupelo put another one in the bag back in November to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Caledonia with a sharp 5-0 win. The Golden Wave might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by four goals or more this season.
Tupelo's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 37 goals over those six contests. As for Starkville, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Starkville beat Tupelo by a goal when the teams last played back in January, winning 3-2. Will Starkville repeat their success, or does Tupelo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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