The Tupelo Golden Wave will take on the Starkville Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tupelo is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Tupelo is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Clinton, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Tupelo was ranked second). Tupelo's defense stepped up to hand Clinton a 49-0 shutout two weeks ago. Considering the Golden Wave have won seven matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Jaeden Hill, who rushed for 119 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 51 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Noah Gillon, who threw for 135 yards and two touchdowns.
Tupelo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 360 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 207 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Tupelo's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. Jakaylan Chapman was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sacks himself.
Despite a strong season so far, Starkville has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They lost 31-8 to Madison Central on Friday. The game marked the Yellowjackets' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Tupelo's record is now 9-0. As for Starkville, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Everything came up roses for Tupelo against Starkville in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 36-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tupelo since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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