Football Preview: Saint Andrew's Scots vs. Benjamin Buccaneers
After two games on the road, Saint Andrew is heading back home. They will host the Benjamin Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Benjamin took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Saint Andrew's, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Saint Andrew's didn't have too much trouble with Somerset Academy - Canyons as they won 30-14.
Saint Andrew's didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dylan Faison and Andrew Cabrera-Hock. Saint Andrew's got some further help from Ethan Friesel: he picked up 4.5 sacks, made six total tackles, and defended two passes.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed 24 in total. All came courtesy of Connor Byrnes: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 3-for-3 again kicking extra points for an additional three.
Meanwhile, Benjamin came up short against Atlantic on Friday and fell 21-14. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Eagles are ranked 16th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Phoenix Donghia, who rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 127 rushing yards.
Saint Andrew's is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Benjamin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Saint Andrew's took a serious blow against Benjamin when the teams last played back in August of 2021, falling 48-12. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Saint Andrew's was down 42-6.
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