Football Preview: DeSoto Central Jaguars vs. Hernando Tigers
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars dukes it out withthe Hernando Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, DeSoto Central was just a hair shy of victory and fell 14-13 to Oxford. The Jaguars haven't had much luck with the Chargers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
DeSoto Central's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Lenden Fairley, who rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown, and Eric Perry, who rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Fairley a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even if they lost, DeSoto Central's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Austin Toney was especially locked on to Oxford's QB and sacked him twice. Toney also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine. Another thorn in Oxford's side was Sean Franklin, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Even though they lost, DeSoto Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Hernando was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against Horn Lake, falling 35-0. The match marked the first time this year in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
DeSoto Central's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3. As for Hernando, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
DeSoto Central strolled past Hernando when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 35-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for DeSoto Central since the team 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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