After flying high against St. Patrick last Friday, Perry Central came back down to earth. The Perry Central Bulldogs took a 23-6 bruising from the Murrah Mustangs on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Mustangs are ranked 32nd).
Perry Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kameron Moody and Larry Moody. Larry also made six total tackles, which is notable because Perry Central is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-3 otherwise.
Perry Central now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Murrah, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Perry Central will head out to square off against West Marion at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Marion will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Perry Central surely won't give up without a fight. As for Murrah, they will head out on the road to face off against Madison Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Murrah is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.6 points per game this season.
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