NASHVILLE – Ensworth suffered its first home football defeat in five years Friday, suffering a 27-20 setback to visiting Baylor School in both teams’ Division II-AA East/Middle Region opener.
Following a sloppy start offensively, the Tigers (1-2), whose last home loss came to Montgomery Bell Academy on Sept. 3, 2010, overcame an early two-score deficit by notching a pair of scores in the final 2:29 of the first half.
Baylor buried them in the second half, though.
“I was proud of us fighting back,” Ensworth coach Ricky Bowers said. “We just have to continue to get better. We got better in each of the first two weeks, and I think we got better tonight.”
The Red Raiders (3-0), whose last win over Ensworth came during the 2011 regular season, regrouped and responded in the third quarter, reeling off a seven-play, 92-yard scoring drive that was capped with a 56-yard touchdown run by Ryan Parker.