Southwind entered their game against Munford on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Southwind Jaguars took a 25-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Munford Cougars. The loss was the Jaguars' first of the season.
When it comes to explaining why Southwind lost, don't look at Kelvin Perkins. Despite the final result, he rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 97 yards and a touchdown. Perkins got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 60 yards.
Southwind wouldn't let Munford keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Southwind can thank Omari Bonds and Tj Mayes for forcing both of them. Mayes also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Bricen Turnage and he. Turnage rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries while he rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made two total tackles.
Southwind's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-1. As for Munford, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Southwind will head out to square off against Kingsbury at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southwind is facing Kingsbury at the right time seeing as Kingsbury is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Munford, they will face off against Overton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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