Football Recap: Batesville Pioneers vs. Greene County Tech Golden Eagles
Batesville's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They strolled past the Greene County Tech Golden Eagles with points to spare, taking the game 31-14. For the Pioneers, this counts as revenge for the 33-21 victory the Golden Eagles walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2021.
Batesville's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ethan Moser, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Moser a new career-high in rushing yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Cole Bentz, who threw for 96 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Batesville's defense and their eight sacks. Greene County Tech's QB won't forget Josh Keener anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Another thorn in Greene County Tech's side was Jake Daugherty, who picked up 1.5 sacks, made seven total tackles, and defended two passes.
With the victory, Batesville broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-7. As for Greene County Tech, they dropped their record down to 0-9 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home.
Batesville will welcome Valley View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley View will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Batesville surely won't give up without a fight. As for Greene County Tech, they will head out to square off against Paragould at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greene County Tech is facing Paragould at the right time seeing as Paragould is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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