Football Preview: Benjamin Franklin Chargers vs. ALA - Ironwood Warriors
Benjamin Franklin is on a three-game streak of home wins, while ALA - Ironwood is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Benjamin Franklin Chargers will square off against the ALA - Ironwood Warriors 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.
Benjamin Franklin's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Page to the tune of 46-0. Considering the Chargers have won nine games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Benjamin Franklin found their leader in sophomore Gavin Wyler, who threw for 182 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 9-for-9 passing. Wyler has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Talan Speir also helped out with an impressive 80 receiving yards.
Benjamin Franklin wouldn't let Page keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Chase Judd was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, ALA - Ironwood strolled past Payson with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 36-20.
ALA - Ironwood can attribute much of their success to Jett Brewster, who rushed for 164 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and Ayden Williams, who rushed for 221 yards and two touchdowns. Those 164 rushing yards gave Brewster a new career-high.
ALA - Ironwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 385 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Benjamin Franklin's win bumped their record up to 10-1. As for ALA - Ironwood, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Benjamin Franklin has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 181.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like ALA - Ironwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 329.5. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Benjamin Franklin took their win against ALA - Ironwood in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 35-14. Will Benjamin Franklin repeat their success, or does ALA - Ironwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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