DeSoto Central lost against Oxford back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The DeSoto Central Jaguars were just a hair shy of victory and fell 14-13 to the Oxford Chargers. The loss continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Chargers: they've now lost six in a row.
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's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
Even if they lost, DeSoto Central's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Austin Toney was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine. Sean Franklin was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Even though they lost, DeSoto Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
The critical scores for Oxford came from Drew Dean and Jamarion Pegues.
DeSoto Central's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3. As for Oxford, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-4.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars dukes it out withHernando 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. As for Oxford, they will take on 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.
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