The St. Augustine Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Benavides Eagles on Friday. St. Augustine will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
St. Augustine's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against San Antonio S.T.E.A.M. Academy last Thursday. They took a blow against the Pirates, falling 46-0. Having soared to a lofty 31 points in the game before, the Knights' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Benavides was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Annapolis Christian Academy on the road and fell 52-6. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Warriors are ranked 48th).
St. Augustine's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Benavides, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-3.
St. Augustine came up short against Benavides in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 20-14. Can St. Augustine avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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