Football Preview: Benjamin Franklin Chargers vs. Page Sand Devils
The Benjamin Franklin Chargers will host the Page Sand Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Page is hoping to do what Valley Christian couldn't on Friday: put an end to Benjamin Franklin's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Benjamin Franklin put the hurt on Valley Christian with a sharp 49-28 victory. Considering the Chargers have won eight matchups 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 283 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per attempt. Those five passing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Wyler. Preston Kleinman was another key player, picking up 48 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Benjamin Franklin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ty Sather and Talan Speir.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Page). They breezed by Chinle to the tune of 66-24 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Sand Devils.
Joseph Benally had an outrageously good game as he threw for 399 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 74.3% of his passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.3 passing touchdowns per game. Shaine Begay was Benally's top target, picking up 97 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Page was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 96.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 166.8.
Page's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.0 points per game. As for Benjamin Franklin, their record is now 9-1.
We should be in store for an exciting game as Benjamin Franklin and Page have no problem gaining yardage. Benjamin Franklin has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 361.1 total yards per game. However, it's not like Page struggles in that department as they've been averaging 382.5. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Benjamin Franklin took their victory against Page in their previous matchup back in November of 2017 by a conclusive 34-14. Will Benjamin Franklin repeat their success, or does Page have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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