Football Recap: Ziundre Rayford and Jaylen Flowers Pace Bay Springs Defense

The Bay Springs Bulldogs didn't have quite enough to beat the Forest Hill Patriots on Friday and fell 22-20. The loss put an end to the Bulldogs' undefeated start to the season.

Malaki Owens

Rushing Yards

09/12/25 @ Forest Hill	170
09/05/25 vs Taylorsville	183
08/29/25 @ South Pike	120

When it comes to explaining why Bay Springs lost, don't look at Malaki Owens. Despite the final result, he rushed for 170 yards and a pair of TDs. Owens is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 120 every time he's taken the field this season.

Bay Springs didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ziundre Rayford and Jaylen Flowers.

Having lost for the first time this season, Bay Springs fell to 2-1. As for Forest Hill, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.

Bay Springs wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 32-15 victory against Philadelphia on the 19th. As for Forest Hill, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 26-0 defeat against Canton on the 19th.