Football Recap: Barbers Hill Eagles vs. Sterling Raiders
With a playoff game on the line, Barbers Hill rose to the challenge on Friday. They breezed by the Sterling Raiders to the tune of 84-13. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won five contests by 42 points or more so far this season.
Barbers Hill's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brycen Wells, who threw for 181 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes. Darren Jordan helped Wells out on the ground, rushing for 88 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Barbers Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Barbers Hill wouldn't let Sterling keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Barbers Hill can thank Bryce Jackson and Nicholas Burgess for forcing both of them. Carson Hahn was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Despite the loss, Sterling still got an impressive performance from Joseph Morales, who picked up 144 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Morales' longest reception was for an incredible 79 yards.
Barbers Hill is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.7 points per game. As for Sterling, they moved to 7-4 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Barbers Hill will square off against La Porte at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in La Porte's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six matches. Sterling does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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