Starkville and Tupelo are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2015, but likely not for long. The Starkville Yellowjackets will welcome the Tupelo Golden Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Starkville sitting on three straight victories and Tupelo on five.
Starkville is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Heritage Academy a 7-0 shutout on Friday. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi soccer rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Patriots are ranked 52nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Tupelo's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Jackson Prep. The Golden Wave might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by three goals or more this season.
Tupelo pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three matchups. As for Starkville, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Everything went Starkville's way against Tupelo in their previous matchup back in January, as Starkville made off with a 3-0 win. Will Starkville repeat their success, or does Tupelo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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