The third road match was the charm for Oxford, as they earned their first road win of the season. They pulled ahead with a 14-13 photo finish over the DeSoto Central Jaguars on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Chargers also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
The critical scores for Oxford came from Drew Dean and Jamarion Pegues.
DeSoto Central's loss came despite strong showings from Lenden Fairley and Eric Perry. Fairley rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown, while Perry rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown. Perry got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 80 yards.
Oxford's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for DeSoto Central, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3.
Oxford will welcome Southaven at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oxford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.7 points per game this season. As for DeSoto Central, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars faces off against Hernando at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. DeSoto Central is facing Hernando at the right time seeing as Hernando is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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