Lewisburg is 1-6 against Tupelo since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lewisburg Patriots will challenge the Tupelo Golden Wave at 5:00 p.m. Lewisburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.6 goals per game this season.
Tupelo will be up against a hot Lewisburg squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Lewisburg had just enough and edged DeSoto Central out 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Patriots were the better team in the second half.
Lucy Jasick and Harlee Hensley scored both of Lewisburg's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, Tupelo kept a clean sheet against Pontotoc on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with a 7-0 victory. Considering the Golden Wave have won nine contests by more than three goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Tupelo pushed their record up to 16-3-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those five matches. As for Lewisburg, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
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