The Tupelo Golden Wave will take on the Madison Central Jaguars on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Tupelo sitting on three straight victories and Madison Central on four.
Tupelo is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Lewisburg a 3-0 shutout. The Golden Wave might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Madison Central got the win against DeSoto Central on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. Madison Central's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four contests.
Tupelo has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which lines up perfectly with their 17-3-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up four goals over those nine matches. As for Madison Central, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2-2.
Tupelo skirted past Madison Central 2-1 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tupelo since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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