Football Preview: Grenada Chargers vs. DeSoto Central Jaguars
Grenada is 4-0 against DeSoto Central since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Grenada Chargers will look to defend their home field against the DeSoto Central Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Grenada comes in on four and DeSoto Central on three.
Grenada's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Thursday, when they got past Bartlett's usually-dominant defense. Grenada was the clear victor by a 34-10 margin over Bartlett. The Chargers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 22 points or more this season.
While DeSoto Central didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-7), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Olive Branch 28-7 on Friday. The Jaguars' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead DeSoto Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Eric Perry, who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Perry's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Georden Saulsberry, who rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: DeSoto Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 353 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 257 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Grenada's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for DeSoto Central, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Grenada barely slipped by DeSoto Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 14-13. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Perry, who threw for 184 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 54 yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Grenada still be able to contain Perry? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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