The Kent Denver Sun Devils will venture away from home to challenge the Bennett Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kent Denver has six straight wins, Bennett has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Kent Denver's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Saturday, when they got past Englewood's usually-dominant defense. The Sun Devils blew past the Pirates, posting a 36-7 victory. Give the Sun Devils' offense some serious credit: that high-scoring performance was actually the fewest points they've scored all season.
Kent Denver can attribute much of their success to Yianni Balafas, who threw for 161 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and Vedder Yates, who rushed for 25 yards and two TDs.
Kent Denver's run defense was locked in: Englewood could only muster 2.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Max Fanale for the heroic effort on defense: he. Kent Denver didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged eight.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Bennett challenged Elizabeth on Friday. The Tigers were beaten by the Cardinals 48-0.
Kent Denver's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Bennett, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Kent Denver has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 184.8 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Bennett, though, as they've been averaging only 53.9 rushing yards. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything went Kent Denver's way against Bennett when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as Kent Denver made off with a 48-22 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Sun Devils 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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