Football Preview: Benton Tigers vs. Leesville Wampus Cats
The Benton Tigers have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Leesville Wampus Cats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Benton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They lost to Captain Shreve at home by a 53-35 margin on Friday. The Tigers were down 41-21 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Leesville entered their tilt with Pineville on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Rebels 41-13 at home. That looming 41-13 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Wampus Cats yet this season.
Xavier Ford was his usual excellent self, rushing for 278 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Trel Broom, who threw for 208 yards and four touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Leesville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jordan Patterson and Taj Jackson. With that strong performance, Patterson is now averaging an impressive 10.5 total tackles per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Leesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 291 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Benton's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Leesville, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
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