With a playoff game on the line, Baptist Hill rose to the challenge on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Latta Vikings a 16-0 shutout.
A big part of Baptist Hill's win came down to the chemistry between Johnquez Henderson and his top target Ki'Lyn Gordon. Henderson threw for 117 yards and a touchdown on only six passes while Gordon rushed for 93 yards on only nine carries. Those 93 rushing yards gave Gordon a new career-high.
Baptist Hill's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. The heavy lifting was done by Tay'Von Mann-Geddis and Kevin Smalls,Jr, who racked up four sacks between them. Mann-Geddis is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least nine every time he's taken the field this season.
Baptist Hill's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Latta, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-6.
Baptist Hill will venture away from home to face off against Bamberg-Ehrhardt at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Bamberg-Ehrhardt's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matchups. Latta does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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