Football Preview: Thrasher Rebels vs. Baldwyn Bearcats
The Thrasher Rebels are taking a road trip to face off against the Baldwyn Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Thrasher has struggled recently with 17 defeats in a row, while Baldwyn will arrive with three straight wins.
Thrasher is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Falkner on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Thrasher had to suffer through a 53-16 loss at the hands of Falkner.
Meanwhile, Baldwyn made easy work of East Union on Thursday and carried off a 36-14 victory. Considering the Bearcats have won five contests by more than 19 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Baldwyn's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dy'Lan Johnson led the charge by rushing for 94 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 102 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards. Marquez Davenport was in the mix too, providing Baldwyn with two touchdowns.
Baldwyn didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Terrell Robinson and Davenport. Robinson also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 146. Another thorn in East Union's side was Chanceton Price, who picked up two sacks and made five total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Baldwyn was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 351 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 241 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Thrasher's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Baldwyn, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Thrasher took a serious blow against Baldwyn when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 56-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Johnson, who threw for 169 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Thrasher knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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