The Batesville Bulldogs will host the Lawrenceburg Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Batesville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Franklin County by a score of 28-21. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Gage Pohlman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 145 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Damien Dance got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Batesville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Alex Krekeler and Dance.
Meanwhile, Lawrenceburg had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.9 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Friday. They breezed by the Pirates to the tune of 59-6. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won seven games by 24 points or more so far this season.
Keaten Mcgrath was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.incredibly, Mcgrath got all that yardage with just one huge run Another player making a difference was James Baker, who threw for 104 yards and a touchdown on only eight passes.
Lawrenceburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 305 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lawrenceburg pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.8 points per game. As for Batesville, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Batesville has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 179.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lawrenceburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 197.1. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Batesville suffered a grim 24-0 defeat to Lawrenceburg in their previous matchup back in September. Can Batesville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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