Batesville has gone 7-1 against Greene County Tech recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pioneers will look to defend their home field against the Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Greene County Tech took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Batesville, who comes in off a win.
Batesville took a 22-point loss the last time they faced off against Brookland, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Pioneers skirted past the Bearcats 24-21. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Pioneers were the better team in the second half.
Cole Bentz
| 10/24/25 @ Brookland | 96 |
| 10/03/25 vs Paragould | 52 |
| 10/04/24 @ Paragould | 49 |
| 10/10/25 @ Harding Academy | 41 |
| 10/25/24 vs Brookland | 21 |
Cole Bentz was a one-man wrecking crew as he rushed for 96 yards and a pair of scores, and also threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt. Those 96 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Xavier Pierce was Bentz's top target, picking up 147 receiving yards and one TD.
Batesville's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Darmail Wren, Daniel Patterson, and Cooper Coleman, who each picked up one sack apiece. Batesville got some further help from Rourke Sevier: he made 24 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Greene County Tech was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 42-21 to Valley View. 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 107th, while the Blazers are ranked 29th).
Batesville's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5. As for Greene County Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Batesville strolled past Greene County Tech in their previous matchup back in November of 2024 by a score of 31-14. Will the Pioneers repeat their success, or do the Golden Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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