Football Recap: Tupelo Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Win

Golden Wave

Margin (Wins)

09/12/25 vs Houston	38
10/03/25 vs Hartfield Academy	35
10/24/25 vs Horn Lake	25
10/10/25 vs Southaven	23
08/29/25 @ Brandon	21

Tupelo came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by a 38-13 margin over the Horn Lake Eagles. Considering the Golden Wave have won five games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tupelo to victory, but perhaps none more so than Braylen Williams, who rushed for 80 yards and two TDs, and also threw for 83 yards and one touchdown. Another rusher making a difference was Jaeden Hill, who gained 115 total yards and a touchdown.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Tupelo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Horn Lake only rushed for 114.

Tupelo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Iverson McCoy. Tupelo got some further help from Jareylan McCoy: he picked up a sack, forced one fumble, and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).

Tupelo's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Horn Lake, the defeat was their first on the road , dropping their record down to 5-3.

Tupelo didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 49-0 win against Lewisburg on the 30th. As for Horn Lake, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 31-14 victory against Southaven on the 31st.