The Madison Central Jaguars are taking a road trip to square off against the Horn Lake Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Madison Central gave up the first points on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 28-16 win over Clinton. The Jaguars haven't had any issues with the Arrows recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Tripp Smith
| 09/26/25 vs Warren Central | 136.7 |
| 10/17/25 @ Murrah | 132.7 |
| 11/06/25 vs Clinton | 129.8 |
| 10/03/25 vs Oxford | 100 |
| 10/31/25 @ Starkville | 85.3 |
| + 5 more games |
Madison Central's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tripp Smith, who threw for 204 yards and three TDs. Smith's passing game has become a key predictor of the Jaguars' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 3-4 otherwise. Tylan Hutchins was in the mix too, providing Madison Central with two touchdowns.
Madison Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jeff Flanagan and Will Shoemake. Shoemake has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last three times he's played. Madison Central got some further help from Corey Wiggins: he picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Horn Lake). They put the hurt on Lewisburg with a sharp 40-17 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won three matchups by 23 points or more so far this season.
Horn Lake had a senior duo take command as Jason Edwards Jr threw for 224 yards and a pair of TDs and Isiah Mims rushed for 144 yards and one score while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Those 144 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Mims. Horn Lake's leading receiver Jakevious Brooks was Edwards Jr's top target yet again, picking up 93 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Horn Lake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Madison Central's record now sits at 6-4. As for Horn Lake, their record is now 7-3.
Madison Central couldn't quite get it done against Horn Lake in their previous matchup back in November of 2018 as they fell 16-7. Can the Jaguars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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