After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Southwestern, Fennimore was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Benton/Scales Mound IL/Shullsburg , sneaking past 40-38. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Golden Eagles considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Benton/Scales Mound IL/Shullsburg lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Parker Mullen, who picked up 176 receiving yards, and also rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns. Nick Reddington was another key back, gaining 123 total yards and two touchdowns.
Fennimore's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2. As for Benton/Scales Mound IL/Shullsburg, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Fennimore will head out to square off against Galena at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Benton/Scales Mound IL/Shullsburg, they will challenge Darlington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Darlington's defense has only allowed 11.8 points per game this season, so Benton/Scales Mound IL/Shullsburg's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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