Franklin County and Batesville are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Franklin County Wildcats will be playing at home against the Batesville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Franklin County at home against South Dearborn as the squad secured a 41-7 victory. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 27 points or more this season.
Quinn Gillman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 158 yards and three touchdowns. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 67 yards. Jack Seals was Gillman's top target, picking up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Franklin County wouldn't let South Dearborn keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Gillman, Nathan Schallick, and Braylon Kruthaupt picked up one apiece. Schallick also made four total tackles, which is notable because Franklin County is 3-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise. Franklin County got some further help from Kayden Kerr: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Batesville). They claimed a resounding 65-16 win over Greensburg at home. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bulldogs needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Batesville's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Zadiin Small, who rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Gage Pohlman was another key back, gaining 99 total yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Batesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Franklin County now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Batesville, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Franklin County has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 200.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Batesville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 156.9. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Franklin County was taken down by Batesville 49-6 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Franklin County was down 35-0.
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