Paragould entered their contest against Batesville on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Paragould Rams were dealt a 35-0 defeat at the hands of the Batesville Pioneers. The Rams lost against the Pioneers in their previous head to head back in September of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 38-27 score last time.
Batesville can attribute much of their success to Cole Bentz, who threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 49 yards. Those 49 rushing yards gave Bentz a new career-high. Cale Glasgow was another key player, gaining 101 total yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Paragould and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Batesville, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Paragould will take on Nettleton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nettleton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. As for Batesville, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Harding Academy at 7:00 p.m.
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