The Central Indians are headed away from home for the first time to take on the Benton Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Central is headed out to face Benton after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Central put the hurt on Winnetonka with a sharp 45-19 victory on Friday. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Indians had established a 22 point advantage.
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.
Meanwhile, Benton came into Friday's match having lost nine straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They claimed a resounding 62-20 win over Northeast at home. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Cardinals have posted since August 25, 2023.
Everything came up roses for Central against Benton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 54-6 win. In that game, Central amassed a halftime lead of 33-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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