Football Game Preview: Baptist Hill vs. Cross

Baptist Hill will take on Cross at home at 7:30 PM on Friday. Baptist Hill are cruising in on a six-game winning streak while Cross are stumbling in off of nine consecutive losses.

The crowd came for a game last Friday, and Baptist Hill and St. John's sure delivered. It was a match that couldn't have wound up any closer, but Baptist Hill snuck past St. John's for the 28-27 victory. The tight race was right in line with the MaxPreps state rankings' forecast.

Meanwhile, it never fun to lose, and it even less fun to lose 20-67, which was the final score in Cross's tilt against Scott's Branch two weeks ago. Cross were in a tough position by the half, with the score sitting at 14-36.

Baptist Hill's win lifted them to 6-2 while Cross's defeat dropped them down to 0-9. In Baptist Hill's win, senior Jayvonte Burnell picked up 94 yards on the ground on 8 carries and caught 6passes for 84 yards and sophomore Terrance Brown caught 5passes for 101 yards and 2 touchdowns. We'll see if Cross have a strategy for dealing with them or if they lead their team to another successful outing.

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