Lewisburg hasn't had much luck against Tupelo recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lewisburg Patriots will be staying on the road to face off against the Tupelo Golden Wave at 7:00 p.m.
Lewisburg is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against DeSoto Central on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lewisburg took a blow against DeSoto Central, falling 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Jaguars are ranked 48th).
Meanwhile, Tupelo put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Starkville 29-14.
Jaeden Hill continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 97 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Tupelo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Iverson Mccoy and Maison Dunn. Mccoy also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Tupelo got some further help from Malachi Gilleylen: he picked up a sack and made 19 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Tupelo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 207 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Lewisburg's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Tupelo, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
Lewisburg was taken down by Tupelo 42-0 in their previous meeting back in November of 2022. Thankfully for Lewisburg, Quay Middlebrooks (who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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