Football Preview: Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders vs. Baptist Hill Bobcats
Bamberg-Ehrhardt has won six straight games at home, while Baptist Hill has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders will welcome the Baptist Hill Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Bamberg-Ehrhardt's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five games.
Bamberg-Ehrhardt is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 65-0 win over Bethune-Bowman. The Red Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 31 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Baptist Hill got themselves on the board against Latta on Friday, but Latta never followed suit. They enjoyed a cozy 16-0 victory over the Vikings.
A big part of Baptist Hill's win came down to the chemistry between Johnquez Henderson and his top target Ki'Lyn Gordon. Henderson threw for 117 yards and a touchdown on only six passes while Gordon rushed for 93 yards on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Gordon a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Baptist Hill's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Tay'Von Mann-Geddis and Kevin Smalls,Jr, who racked up four sacks between them. Mann-Geddis is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least nine every time he's taken the field this season.
Bamberg-Ehrhardt has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.3 points per game. As for Baptist Hill, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Everything came up roses for Bamberg-Ehrhardt against Baptist Hill in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, as the squad secured a 33-6 win. Will Bamberg-Ehrhardt repeat their success, or does Baptist Hill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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