Football Preview: Benton Central Bison vs. Tipton Blue Devils
The Benton Central Bison will face off against the Tipton Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with nine consecutive losses dating back to last season for Benton Central and three for Tipton.
Benton Central's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Lafayette Central Catholic on Friday. They had to suffer through a 79-0 loss at the hands of the Knights. While losing is never fun, the Bison can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Knights are ranked 60th).
Meanwhile, Tipton's game on Friday was all tied up 7-7 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They and Hamilton Heights were almost perfectly matched up, but Tipton suffered a 14-13 loss. While the Blue Devils didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Huskies 7-0 in the first quarter.
Although Tipton took the loss, they still got scores from Quinn Tolle and Calvin Condict.
Even if they lost, Tipton's defense still kept up the pressure with seven sacks. It was truly a group effort as Joseph Vautaw, Brady Henderson, and Condict picked up two apiece. Henderson also made five total tackles, which is notable because Tipton is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise.
Benton Central's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Tipton, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Benton Central was taken down by Tipton 40-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Can Benton Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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