If Reading was riding high off their 33-0 takedown of Woodward last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Reading Blue Devils lost 52-29 to the Batavia Bulldogs on Friday. The Blue Devils were down 45-21 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Carson Harris was a one-man wrecking crew for Batavia as he threw for 382 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 51 yards on only seven carries. With that strong performance, Harris is now averaging an impressive 3.5 passing touchdowns per game. Marcus Hughbanks was Harris' top target, picking up 78 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Reading's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Batavia, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Reading will square off against Aiken at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Batavia, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Shroder Paideia Academy at 7:00 p.m. on September 12th.
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