That's a double-edged sword. Lumberton lost the same amount of seniors this year and are seeing a decline in performance. Hopefully, BC can back those senior numbers up with quality underclassmen or next year could be a tough row to hoe.
My predictions have been off, so I'm gonna refrain from making one, and stick to things I can verify through stats and results. From what I've seen, on defense Hitchcock is more vulnerable through the air than on the ground, although if you can be effective through the air it will open up things on the ground. They gave up 37 in a loss to Legacy SSS their first game of the season, and the qb had around 225 yds and a couple of touchdowns through the air. They gave up almost 50 in a win over HF, with Bryson going for 350 yds and 5 touchdowns against them (they did pick him off 4 times). I don't know anything about La Marque's style, but Bellville did almost nothing against their defense with Hitchcock being able to stack the line and key on the run. Silsbee will most likely need to move the ball well through the air to win this one. From what I've seen of the QB, he's capable of doing it. Still, with the injuries it feels like an uphill battle for the tigers.