Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Benjamin Davis). They secured a 47-42 W over the Nimitz Cougars on Thursday. For the Falcons, this counts as revenge for the 42-28 loss the Cougars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Benjamin Davis was led to victory by Drake Williams and Nicholas Tramble. Williams rushed for 188 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries, while Tramble rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Williams really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run. Benjamin Davis also got a significant boost from Michael Taylor, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 94 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Benjamin Davis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 501 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Benjamin Davis didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Cortez Hughes, Gideon Scott, and Treymaine Gray picked up one apiece.
Benjamin Davis is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Nimitz, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-2.
Benjamin Davis will look to defend their home field on Friday against Aldine at 7:00 p.m. Benjamin Davis is facing Aldine at the right time seeing as Aldine is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Nimitz, they will head out to square off against Eisenhower at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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