You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Bartow's strategy against Riverview on Thursday. Everything went the Bartow Yellow Jackets' way against the Riverview Sharks as the Bartow Yellow Jackets made off with a 32-7 win. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Yellow Jackets had established a 20 point advantage.
Bartow had a senior duo take command as Blake Johnson threw for 152 yards and three touchdowns and Cory Butler picked up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Bartow's defense made their presence known, laying out Rod Mack. three times. Kendric Stacey was especially locked on to Riverview's QB and sacked him twice. Stacey is becoming a predictor of Bartow's success: when he posts at least two sacks the team is 5-2 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Another thorn in Riverview's side was De'Coryian Stanley, who made 17 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Bartow's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Riverview, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season.
Bartow's road trip will continue as they head out to face Plant at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Plant's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests. Riverview does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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