Jefferson County is 2-8 against Natchez since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Jefferson County Tigers will face off against the Natchez Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Jefferson County will head out to face Natchez after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Jefferson County fell 55-48 to Murrah. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (42), the Tigers still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Natchez's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They had to suffer through a 49-16 loss at the hands of Ocean Springs. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-0.
Although Natchez took the loss, they still got scores from Damarcus Blanton and Kaden Walton.
Natchez wouldn't let Ocean Springs keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Natchez can thank Kentrell Washington and Micah Moore for forcing both of them. Moore also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 15. Natchez got some further help from Jeremiah Tillery: he picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Jefferson County's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Natchez, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Jefferson County came up short against Natchez in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 26-20. Can Jefferson County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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