Football Preview: DeSoto Central Jaguars vs. Horn Lake Eagles
DeSoto Central and Horn Lake are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The DeSoto Central Jaguars will take on the Horn Lake Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
It was a proper cat-fight when DeSoto Central duked it out withHernando on Friday. DeSoto Central simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Hernando 34-0. The result was nothing new for the Jaguars, who have now won three matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Jonathan Roberts and Eric Perry were among the main playmakers for DeSoto Central as the former rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry and the latter rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Roberts' longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Lenden Fairley, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
DeSoto Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 459 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Horn Lake). They enjoyed a cozy 39-21 win over Lewisburg on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Demarkus Crain and he. Crain rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry while he rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Floyd Sinegal also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Horn Lake is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Braylon King did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 130 receiving yards.
DeSoto Central's record is now 6-3. As for Horn Lake, their record is now 7-2.
DeSoto Central strolled past Horn Lake in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 29-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for DeSoto Central since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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