Football Preview: Baptist Hill Bobcats vs. Scott's Branch Eagles
Baptist Hill is 3-0 against Scott's Branch since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Baptist Hill Bobcats will square off against the Scott's Branch Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Baptist Hill is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing St. John's: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Baptist Hill blew St. John's out of the water with a 50-0 final score. The Bobcats pushed the score to 44-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Islanders had no chance of recovering from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Baptist Hill to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ki'Lyn Gordon, who rushed for 38 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 54 receiving yards. Brayden Franklin was another key player, having thrown for 276 yards and two touchdowns.
Baptist Hill didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Romaine Grant. Baptist Hill got some further help from Jamarie Haynes: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Scott's Branch). They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 68-6 win over Bethune-Bowman. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Baptist Hill has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Scott's Branch, their win ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-5.
Baptist Hill beat Scott's Branch 8-0 when the teams last played back in November of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Baptist Hill since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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