Benton lost against Byrd back in October of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Tigers took a 49-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Yellow Jackets. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Case Austin
| 10/24/25 @ Byrd | 152 |
| 10/16/25 vs Evangel Christian Academy | 42 |
| 10/09/25 @ Haughton | 111 |
| 10/02/25 @ Leesville | 192 |
| 09/25/25 @ Captain Shreve | 127 |
| + 2 more games |
Benton's loss came despite strong showings from Malachi Zeigler and Case Austin. Zeigler threw for 486 yards and five touchdowns while completing 71.1% of his passes, while Austin picked up 152 receiving yards and a pair of scores. With that strong performance, Austin is now averaging an impressive 104.1 receiving yards per game. Owen Patterson did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 85 receiving yards.
It was another big night for Christian Maxie, who rushed for 343 yards and six TDs while picking up 11.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 39 yards and one touchdown for Byrd. Those six rushing touchdowns gave Maxie a new career-high.
Benton's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Byrd, they moved to 2-6 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Benton is set to challenge their familiar foe Parkway at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Zeigler and Kb Williams. Meanwhile, Byrd will face off against rival Airline at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Maxie and Dj Allen.
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