The Murrah Mustangs will venture away from home to square off against the Provine Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Murrah hasn't scored more than 13 points for four games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Murrah managed to slip by Holmes County Central the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Mustangs were dealt a 50-12 loss at the hands of the Jaguars on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Jaguars are ranked 32nd).
Murrah's defeat came about despite a quality game from Aayden Ray, who rushed for 63 yards and one TD on only seven carries.
Meanwhile, despite more penalty yards than offensive yards (75 to 73), Provine somehow pulled a rabbit out of their hat on Friday. They strolled past Jim Hill with points to spare, taking the game 21-2. The Rams pushed the score to 21-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
The critical scores for Provine came from NATE THURMAN, CHARLES YATES, and JAYDEN THURMAN.
Provine didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Jim Hill to a completion percentage of just 34.6%. The Rams hasn't an opponent to post a completion percentage of 0.24 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Provine didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of JAYLIN WALKER and DEKYHLAN DUNSON. JERMIAS TRIGGS was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 15 total tackles (1.5 for loss).
Provine's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Murrah, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Murrah suffered a grim 26-6 defeat to Provine in their previous meeting back in September of 2019. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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