Earlham At South Central Calhoun
Earlham 52
South Central Calhoun 14
South Central Calhoun fell to third in the district, dropping their third game in the final five contests to finish 5-3 overall and 4-2 in Class A District 7. Earlham was able to establish the run game, rushing for 488-yards on 50 carries to average 9.8-yards per carry. The Titans ran for 77-yards and passed for 131-yards but didn’t score in the 2nd half while Earlham broke the game open with 24-points in the 3rd quarter.
PHOTOS: South Central Calhoun falls to Earlham 10-13-23
The Titans took the early lead when Gavin Batta snuck in from 2-yards out to put the Titans up 7-0 with 8:44 left in the 1st quarter. Earlham quickly answered with a 20-yard touchdown run, pulling within 7-6. The Cardinals added another score before the end of the 1st quarter, getting a 6-yard touchdown run to lead 14-7 going into the 2nd quarter. They stretched the lead to 21-7 in the 2nd quarter but South Central Calhoun pulled within 21-14 when Gavin Batta hit Keegan Soard for a 19-yard touchdown with 2:02 left in the half. The Titans weren’t able to make a stop before half and Earlham added a touchdown with 0:28 left in the half, taking a 28-14 lead into halftime. The 3rd quarter belonged to Earlham, scoring three touchdowns and getting three two-point conversions. They lead 52-14 heading into the 4th quarter.
Gavin Batta finished the night with 131-yards passing with a touchdown and an interception, Keegan Soard made 6 catches for 70-yards and a touchdown.
The Titans head to LoMa for a 1st round playoff game on Friday.
South Central Calhoun Stats
Gavin Batta 13-22 passing 131-yards, TD, INT- 8 carries 33-yards, TD
Keegan Soard 6 receptions 70-yards, TD
Cole Higgins 3 receptions 34-yards
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Earlham 14 14 24 0 52
SCC 7 7 0 0 14
