Football Recap: Murrah Extends Home Winning Streak to Eight

By Team Reports Oct 29, 2024, 10:34pm

Football Recap: Murrah Mustangs vs. Lanier Bulldogs

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There's no place like home for Murrah, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They put the hurt on the Lanier Bulldogs with a sharp 28-8 win on Friday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 123rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Murrah had a senior duo take command as Justyce Williams threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns and Rashad Caston rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown.

Murrah pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lanier, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-2.

Murrah will challenge Kosciusko at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Murrah is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.2 points per game this season. As for Lanier, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Sumrall at 7:00 p.m. on November 8th. Lanier is facing Sumrall at the right time seeing as Sumrall is stuck on a three-game losing streak.

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