The Madison Central Jaguars will face off against the Tupelo Golden Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Madison Central comes in on six and Tupelo on 12.
Madison Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Germantown, posting a 45-14 win. The Jaguars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Tupelo faced Starkville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, Tupelo made off with a 35-34 victory over Starkville. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Golden Wave, who until this contest were averaging 13.33 points allowed.
Jaeden Hill was his usual excellent self, rushing for 216 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also picking up 33 receiving yards. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played. Noah Gillon was another key player, throwing for 160 yards and two touchdowns.
Tupelo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 207 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Madison Central's win bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Tupelo, their victory bumped their record up to 12-0.
Madison Central came up short against Tupelo in their previous matchup back in October, falling 28-23. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hill, who rushed for 265 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 15.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Madison Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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