It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Gentry had no problem doing just that on Friday. They slipped by the DeWitt Dragons 42-41. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but the Pioneers were the better team in the second half.
Talan Williams was his usual excellent self, throwing for 403 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 16.8 yards per attempt. What's more, he also racked up two rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September.
Gentry is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for DeWitt, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-4.
Gentry is on the road again on Friday to play Arkadelphia at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Arkadelphia's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last ten matches. DeWitt does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps