Football Preview: St. Benedict at Auburndale Eagles vs. Westwood Longhorns
St. Benedict at Auburndale has gone 3-0 against Westwood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The St. Benedict at Auburndale Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Westwood Longhorns at 7:00 p.m.
St. Benedict at Auburndale is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were beaten by Cordova 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while the Wolves are ranked 130th).
Meanwhile, Westwood got themselves on the board against Bluff City on Thursday, but Bluff City never followed suit. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 40-0 victory over the Gray Wolves. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Longhorns considering their 12-point performance the contest before.
Westwood found their leader in underclassman Corrian Johnson, who threw for 208 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Westwood's defense and their five sacks. Dvan Scott was especially locked on to Bluff City's QB and sacked him three times. Scott also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up three sacks and making eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
St. Benedict at Auburndale's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Westwood, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
St. Benedict at Auburndale didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Westwood in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 30-24 victory. Does St. Benedict at Auburndale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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