Batesville is 7-1 against Greene County Tech since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Batesville Pioneers will venture away from home to take on the Greene County Tech Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Batesville and eight for Greene County Tech.
Batesville is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Brookland on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Batesville came up short against Brookland, falling 42-20.
Cole Bentz put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 195 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Greene County Tech's offense. They were outmatched by Valley View on the road and fell 51-0. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas football rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Blazers are ranked 17th).
Batesville's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Greene County Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Batesville came up short against Greene County Tech in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, falling 33-21. Thankfully for Batesville, Camden Farmer (who rushed for 156 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 81 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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