Benjamin Davis is 0-8 against Westfield since November of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Benjamin Davis Falcons will venture away from home to square off against the Westfield Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Benjamin Davis is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since September 22, 2023 on Friday. They really took it to Aldine for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-7 victory. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Mustangs are ranked 850th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Westfield waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their defense stepped up to hand the Generals a 52-0 shutout. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Westfield can attribute much of their success to Miles Dent, who rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and Demonte Ford, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Dent really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run. Emmanuel Yancy also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Westfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as MacArthur only rushed for 14.
The win made it two in a row for Benjamin Davis and bumps their season record up to 5-3. As for Westfield, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Benjamin Davis was dealt a bruising 78-21 loss at the hands of Westfield when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Benjamin Davis, Taji Atkins (who rushed for 259 yards and six touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 42 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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