It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tri-West Hendricks can now relate to. They took a 41-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Batesville Bulldogs. Despite 144 more yards than the Bulldogs, the Bruins couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, Tri-West Hendricks saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jackson Sorgi threw for 410 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per attempt. Sorgi has become a key player for Tri-West Hendricks: the team is 7-3 when he posts at least 250 passing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. Logan Anderson also helped out as he racked up 159 receiving yards.
Gage Pohlman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Batesville, rushing for 201 yards while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Pohlman is now averaging an impressive 102.5 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Will Jaisle, who threw for 97 yards and three touchdowns.
The defeat snapped Tri-West Hendricks' winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 8-5 record. As for Batesville, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Tri-West Hendricks does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Batesville, they will head out to take on Heritage Hills at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Batesville sitting on four straight wins and Heritage Hills on 11.
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