Football Preview: St. Augustine Knights vs. Benavides Eagles
The St. Augustine Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Benavides Eagles on Friday. St. Augustine will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
St. Augustine's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against San Antonio S.T.E.A.M. Academy on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 46-0 loss at the hands of the Pirates. Having soared to a lofty 31 points in the game before, the Knights' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Benavides was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 52-6 loss at the hands of Annapolis Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Warriors are ranked 48th).
St. Augustine's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Benavides, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-3.
St. Augustine came up short against Benavides in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 20-14. Can St. Augustine avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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