Madison Central and Tupelo are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2016, but not for long. The Madison Central Jaguars will venture away from home to face off against the Tupelo Golden Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Madison Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Warren Central, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Madison Central was ranked second). Madison Central came out on top against Warren Central by a score of 34-24 last Friday. The Jaguars' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Tupelo won against Houston last Friday with 35 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Tupelo put the hurt on West Point with a sharp 35-14 win. Considering the Golden Wave have won five games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tupelo's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Braylon Matthews, who picked up 100 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Gillon, who threw for 197 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
The win (which was Madison Central's third in a row) raised their record to 4-1. As for Tupelo, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Madison Central skirted past Tupelo 14-12 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Will Madison Central repeat their success, or does Tupelo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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