The crowd at Thursday's league contest between the Benton Tigers (Benton, LA) and the host Haughton Buccaneers (Haughton, LA), witnessed Benton's football team prevail over Haughton by a final score of 48-40.

With the win, Benton advances its record to 2-4 on the season. The Tigers host Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, LA) to encounter the Eagles in a 5A District 1 bout on Thursday, October 16. The Eagles go into the bout with a record of 5-1. Evangel Christian Academy won 71-25 in their recent league bout against Captain Shreve (Shreveport, LA)

The Buccaneers now own a 1-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Airline for a 5A District 1 contest on Friday, October 17. Haughton will confront a Vikings squad coming off a 48-43 league loss to Parkway (Bossier City, LA). The Vikings record now stands at 3-3.