The Tupelo Christian Prep Eagles will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the St. Andrew's Episcopal Saints at 5:00 p.m. on February 10th. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Tupelo Christian Prep had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Tornadoes a 7-0 shutout. It was an even better day for Lynli Hooker as she scored three goals for her team.
Meanwhile, St. Andrew's Episcopal entered their tilt with Vardaman with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. St. Andrew's Episcopal put the hurt on Vardaman with a sharp 7-0 win on Monday. St. Andrew's Episcopal's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matchups.
Tupelo Christian Prep is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4-1 record this season. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, they pushed their record up to 8-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Tupelo Christian Prep suffered a grim 6-2 defeat to St. Andrew's Episcopal when the teams last played back in January of 2022. Can Tupelo Christian Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
