Football Preview: Benton Cardinals vs. St. Pius X Warriors
The Benton Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the St. Pius X Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Benton has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while St. Pius X will arrive with five straight wins.
Benton is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Maryville on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Benton was beaten by Maryville 49-7. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Spoofhounds are ranked 49th).
Meanwhile, St. Pius X earned a 27-20 victory over St. James Academy on Friday.
Benton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for St. Pius X, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Benton took a serious blow against St. Pius X when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 58-14. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Benton was down 58-0.
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