Football Recap: Oxford Chargers vs. Horn Lake Eagles
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oxford). Everything went their way against the Horn Lake Eagles on Friday as the Oxford Chargers made off with a 48-28 win. With that victory, the Chargers brought their scoring average up to 26 points per game.
Oxford was led to victory by Jamarion Pegues and Drew Dean. Pegues rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns, while Dean threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns. Those 190 rushing yards gave Pegues a new career-high. Kingston Gregory was in the mix as well, providing Oxford with two touchdowns.
Oxford wouldn't let Horn Lake keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Oxford can thank Demaire Frierson and Jaden Evans for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Horn Lake's side was Rivers Robertson, who picked up 0.5 sacks and made 16 total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oxford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why Horn Lake lost, don't look at Jason Edwards Jr. Despite the final result, he threw for 164 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 56 yards. Braylon King was Edwards Jr's top target, picking up 91 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The win snapped Oxford's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 2-4 record. As for Horn Lake, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2.
Oxford wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 14-13 victory against DeSoto Central on the 18th. Horn Lake has also already played their next matchup, a 35-0 win against Hernando on the 18th.
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