Basehor-Linwood put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past the De Soto Wildcats with points to spare, taking the game 21-7. For the Bobcats, this counts as revenge for the 48-21 defeat the Wildcats walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
A big part of Basehor-Linwood's victory came down to the chemistry between Carson Dixon and his top target Austin Adair. Dixon threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns while Adair picked up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Adair got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 61 yards.
Basehor-Linwood's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB eight times. The heavy lifting was done by Christian Locke and Garrett Pierce, who racked up 4.5 sacks between them. Pierce also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 16. Basehor-Linwood got some further help from Jacob Sharp: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception which he returned for a touchdown.
Basehor-Linwood's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for De Soto, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-1.
Basehor-Linwood didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 59-6 victory against West on the 3rd. As for De Soto, they will take on Shawnee Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. De Soto's defense has only allowed 11.8 points per game this season, so Shawnee Heights' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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