After only six points in their last match, Morenci made sure to put some points up on the board against Benson on Friday. The Morenci Wildcats walked away with a 35-25 victory over the Benson Bobcats. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Morenci's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Marcus Lucero, who rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Lucero a new career-high in rushing yards. Julian Aragon was another key rusher, rushing for 135 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Morenci was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Benson's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dawson Judd, who threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 67 yards. Another player making a difference was Flint Davis, who rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns.
Morenci now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Benson, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Morenci's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Pima at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Benson, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Tombstone at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th. Hopefully Benson focused on turnovers this week as team gave up six on Friday.
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