Football Recap: Jefferson County Tigers vs. Murrah Mustangs
Jefferson County entered their game against Murrah on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Jefferson County Tigers took a 55-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Murrah Mustangs. The Tigers gained 218 more yards on the day, but it was the Mustangs that made the best use of them.
When it comes to explaining why Jefferson County lost, don't look at Royale Shelvy. Despite the final result, he rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 300 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.0 yards per attempt. Shelvy's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jaylin Brown was Shelvy's top target, picking up 144 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Jefferson County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 241 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Justyce Williams had an outrageously good game for Murrah as he threw for 290 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt. Rashad Caston helped Williams out on the ground, rushing for 55 yards and two touchdowns.
Jefferson County's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Murrah, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Jefferson County is taking a road trip to square off against Natchez at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Murrah, they will host Ridgeland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Murrah: 15, Ridgeland: 7.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
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