Recap: Bainbridge Bearcats vs. Cairo Syrupmakers
The Bainbridge Bearcats waltzed into Friday's matchup with six straight wins but they left with seven. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Cairo 56-6 at home. Bainbridge might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six games by 27 points or more this season.
Bainbridge had a senior duo take command as Cam Sanders threw for 295 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes and Antavious Murphy picked up 187 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Murphy's longest reception was for an incredible 77 yards. Another player making a difference was Keenan Phillips, who gained 65 total yards and two touchdowns.
Bainbridge's victory was their fourth straight at home , which pushed their record up to 8-2. It's not like the team was facing easy opposition over that stretch either, as it included 7-3 Ware County (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 60% over those games). As for Cairo, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bainbridge will take on Trinity Christian at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Trinity Christian will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 121st, while Bainbridge is ranked 28th). As for Cairo, they will be playing at home against Troup County at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
