Batesville has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Lawrenceburg Tigers at 7:00 p.m.
Batesville is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering East Central just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 24-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans. The matchup marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Although Batesville took the loss, they still got scores from Will Jaisle and Carson Hartley.
Meanwhile, Lawrenceburg entered their tilt with Franklin County on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 35-27 win over the Wildcats.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lawrenceburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Lawrenceburg wouldn't let Franklin County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Noah Knigga was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Having lost for the first time this season, Batesville fell to 4-1. As for Lawrenceburg, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-1.
Batesville didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Lawrenceburg when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win. Does Batesville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lawrenceburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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