Two dominant backs in Walker Higbee and Landon Stetka are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Crismon Rattlers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Benjamin Franklin Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Crismon sitting on three straight victories and Benjamin Franklin on eight.
On Thursday, Crismon narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Gilbert Christian 18-15.
Meanwhile, Benjamin Franklin took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 35-7 victory over ALA - Ironwood. The result was nothing new for the Chargers, who have now won six contests by 28 points or more so far this season.
Crismon better keep an eye on Gavin Wyler. He was instrumental in Benjamin Franklin's win, throwing for 162 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes. The dominant performance also gave Wyler a new career-high in rushing yards (29). Ty Sather was Wyler's top target, picking up 71 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
Benjamin Franklin didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited ALA - Ironwood to a completion percentage of just 43.8%. The team can thank Christian Sorenson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Benjamin Franklin; they were averaging 63.8%completion percentage earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've fallen to only 63.8%.
Benjamin Franklin's defense didn't let Kash Castaneda, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Ashton Goddard refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself.
Benjamin Franklin's win bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Crismon, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Crismon took a serious blow against Benjamin Franklin in their previous meeting back in August of 2024, falling 34-7. Thankfully for the Rattlers, Ridge Allen (who rushed for 171 yards and four scores while picking up 7.4 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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