Football Preview: Natchez Bulldogs vs. Jefferson County Tigers
Natchez is 8-2 against Jefferson County since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Natchez Bulldogs will host the Jefferson County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Jefferson County is facing Natchez at the wrong time: Natchez suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They were beaten by the Greyhounds 49-16. The loss was the Bulldogs' first of the season.
Although Natchez took the loss, they still got scores from Damarcus Blanton and Kaden Walton.
Natchez wouldn't let Ocean Springs keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Natchez can thank Kentrell Washington and Micah Moore for forcing both of them. Moore also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 15. Natchez got some further help from Jeremiah Tillery: he picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Jefferson County entered their contest against Murrah on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Jefferson County fell 55-48 to Murrah. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (42), the Tigers still had to take the loss.
Having lost for the first time this season, Natchez fell to 3-1. As for Jefferson County, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Natchez didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Jefferson County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 26-20 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Jefferson County's Jabari Watson, who threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 60 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Natchez to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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