The Benton Cardinals will square off against the Central Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Benton is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They blew past Northeast, posting a 62-20 win at home. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Cardinals as it put an end to their nine-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Central on Friday. Everything went their way against Winnetonka as Central made off with a 45-19 win. The Indians pushed the score to 35-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Griffins had little chance of recovering from.
Central's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Gabe Fields, who gained 168 total yards and three touchdowns, and Kanon Wetlaufer, who threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns. Fields got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible90 yards.
Benton was taken down by Central 54-6 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Benton, Caleb Aguilar (who threw for 205 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries) 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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