Football Recap: Benton Tigers vs. Byrd Yellow Jackets
Benton lost against Byrd back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Benton Tigers received a blow as they fell 37-21 to the Byrd Yellow Jackets. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 35th).
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Quinton Hilliard and he. Hilliard gained 107 total yards and two touchdowns while he gained 107 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Collin Deere a new career-high in rushing yards (206).
This is the second loss in a row for Benton and nudges their season record down to 2-7. As for Byrd, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withParkway at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. They are coming into the contest with four straight wins at home, so Benton will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Byrd, they will host Airline at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Airline's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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