The Tempe Buffaloes will head out on the road to face off against the Benjamin Franklin Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Tempe's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 64-0 win over Window Rock. The contest marked the Buffaloes' most dominant victory of the season.
Saul Mendez was his usual excellent self, throwing for 205 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also punching in a rushing score. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Arthur Murphy did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 72 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Benjamin Franklin made easy work of ALA - Ironwood on Friday and carried off a 35-14 win. The result was nothing new for the Chargers, who have now won five matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Ridge Allen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 253 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Talan Speir also helped out with an impressive 105 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Benjamin Franklin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Tempe, bringing their record for this year to 4-2. As for Benjamin Franklin, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Tempe was taken down by Benjamin Franklin 49-6 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Allen, who rushed for 219 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Now that Tempe knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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