Football Preview: Murrah Mustangs vs. Holmes County Central Jaguars
The Murrah Mustangs will challenge the Holmes County Central Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Murrah will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Murrah's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Ridgeland's usually-dominant defense. Murrah secured a 34-28 W over Ridgeland.
Among those leading the charge was Justyce Williams, who threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes. Jordan Lipsey got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Holmes County Central is ranked highly in their home state and last Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Neville. Holmes County Central and Neville were almost perfectly matched up, but Holmes County Central suffered a 34-33 defeat. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Jaguars, who until this match were averaging 13.5 points allowed.
Holmes County Central might have lost, but man, Garrison Davis was a machine: he threw for 360 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Jartavious Smart was another key player, picking up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even if they lost, Holmes County Central's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Cletyeis Dixon was especially locked on to Neville's QB and sacked him twice. Dixon is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Neville's side was Malachi Williams, who picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Murrah's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Holmes County Central, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-1.
Murrah came up short against Holmes County Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 34-25. Will Murrah have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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