Baylor has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will square off against the Memphis University School Owls at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Two weeks ago, Baylor took their matchup with ease, bagging a 49-17 win over Knoxville Catholic. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-3.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Memphis University School rose to the challenge on Friday. They breezed by the Fighting Irish to the tune of 41-7. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Owls had established a 27 point advantage.
Gavin Gatere and Brady Hughes were among the main playmakers for Memphis University School as the former rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry and the latter threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Gatere is becoming a predictor of Memphis University School's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 3-5 when he doesn't). A healthy portion of Hughes' aerial production (91 yards to be exact) went to Kyle Sneed, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Memphis University School was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 48.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 154.4.
Memphis University School didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of John Cal Ozier and Bradley Snider. William Renovich was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The victory was the third in a row for Memphis University School, bringing their record for this year to 5-6. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.3 points per game. As for Baylor, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything went Baylor's way against Memphis University School in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, as Baylor made off with a 42-16 victory. Will Baylor repeat their success, or does Memphis University School have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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