Tupelo has won five straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Houston has won five straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Tupelo Golden Wave will welcome the Houston Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Tupelo: 12, Houston: 15.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Houston better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Tupelo really get things going. Tupelo put the hurt on Oxford with a sharp 34-10 victory on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Golden Wave, who have now won three contests by 24 points or more so far this season.
Jaeden Hill was his usual excellent self, rushing for 203 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Tyquez Raines did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 80 receiving yards.
Tupelo's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. Devontray Brewer was especially locked on to Oxford's QB and sacked him three times. Another thorn in Oxford's side was Malachi Gilleylen, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tupelo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Houston unfortunately witnessed the end of their 16-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Whitehaven. The matchup marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Tupelo's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Houston, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Tupelo came up short against Houston in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 38-33. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Houston's Derrick Miller Jr., who picked up 152 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards. Now that Tupelo knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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