Football Recap: Murrah Snaps Four-Game Streak of Wins on the Road

By Team Reports Oct 19, 2024, 11:32am

Football Recap: Murrah Mustangs vs. Madison Central Jaguars

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Murrah suffered their biggest defeat since October 12, 2023 on Friday. They lost 27-6 to the Madison Central Jaguars. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Jaguars are ranked fifth).

Justyce Williams threw for 294 yards and a touchdown. Peyton Johnson was his top target, picking up 135 receiving yards. On the ground, Rashad Caston rushed for 51 yards.

Murrah's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-1. As for Madison Central, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Murrah will square off against Lanier at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Murrah is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.8 points per game this season. As for Madison Central, they will take on Germantown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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