First Baptist won the last time they faced Grace Community and things went their way on Thursday too. The Saints walked away with a 42-35 win over the Cougars. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Saints were down 28-14 in the second quarter.
Dylan Jones
| 09/04/25 @ Grace Community | 277 |
| 08/30/24 vs Buckeye | 269 |
| 08/29/25 vs Bishop Lynch | 265 |
| 10/11/24 vs Live Oak Classical | 259 |
| 09/13/24 vs Covenant | 202 |
First Baptist got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Dylan Jones out in front who threw for 277 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Those 277 passing yards gave Jones a new career-high. Lincoln Schleif did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 81 receiving yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to First Baptist's defensive line and their six sacks. Grace Community's QB won't forget Willy Everly anytime soon given he sacked him twice. First Baptist got some further help from George Anagnostis: he made 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
The victory got First Baptist back to even at 1-1. As for Grace Community, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Looking ahead, First Baptist is taking a road trip to take on Covenant at 7:00 p.m. on the 12th. As for Grace Community, they will host Pittsburg at 7:00 p.m. on the 12th.
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