The Murrah Mustangs will challenge the Oxford Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Murrah: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Oxford has snatched up seven consecutive wins on the road dating back to last season.
On Friday, Murrah was beaten by Starkville 55-14. 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 157th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, Oxford was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against Clinton by a score of 33-23.
Murrah better focus on containing Demar Jamerson and Knox Kiffin as the pair were huge in Oxford's win. Jamerson rushed for 112 yards and one TD, while Kiffin threw for 186 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 16 passes. Jamerson's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 102 rushing yards. Kaiden Dukes was in the mix too, providing Oxford with one score.
Oxford didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Clinton to a completion percentage of just 41.7%. The team can thank Dukes for the heroic effort on defense: he. Oxford wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 56.2%.
Oxford's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Murrah, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Murrah was taken down by Oxford 43-8 when the teams last played back in September of 2022. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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