Football Recap: Fayetteville Bulldogs vs. Bentonville West Wolverines
On Friday, Fayetteville faced Bentonville West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Fayetteville Bulldogs breezed by the Bentonville West Wolverines at home to the tune of 49-21. That's more bragging rights for the Bulldogs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Bentonville West lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being John Thompson, who threw for 254 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards. Thompson is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. A healthy portion of that aerial production (81 yards to be exact) went to Will Davis, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Fayetteville's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Bentonville West, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Fayetteville will square off against Rogers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fayetteville is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Bentonville West, they will take on Springdale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Springdale's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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