The Benson Bunnies will take on the Millard South Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Benson has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight losses, while Millard South will come in with 20 straight victories.
Benson's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Lincoln Southeast on Thursday. They were dealt a 56-0 defeat at the hands of the Knights. While losing is never fun, the Bunnies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Knights are ranked 43rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Millard South). They blew past North Platte, posting an 84-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won seven games by 42 points or more so far this season.
Benson better keep an eye on Jett Thomalla. He was instrumental in Millard South's win, throwing for 111 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Thomalla has been hot for a while, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last 18 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Prucha, who rushed for 77 yards and one TD on only six carries.
Benson's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Millard South, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.
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