The Deer Creek Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Benton Academy Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Deer Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Lee Academy, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Deer Creek was ranked seventh). The Warriors came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 38-28 on Friday.
Deer Creek found their leader in freshman Hayden_Smith9 Hayden Smith, who rushed for 95 yards and one score, and also threw for nine yards and one touchdown.
Deer Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Benton Academy didn't have too much trouble with Tunica Academy on Friday as they won 44-28.
Benton Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.0 points over those games. As for Deer Creek, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Deer Creek beat Benton Academy 36-26 when the teams last played back in September of 2018. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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