Godley has gone 4-0 against Benbrook recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges the Benbrook Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. Godley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Benbrook likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Godley came up short against Glen Rose and fell 45-35. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in September (31), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Wyatt Burke, who threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt. Adam Pempsell helped Burke out on the ground, rushing for 93 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 35 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Benbrook put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 21-14 win over Dunbar. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Wildcats are ranked 647th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Benbrook can attribute much of their success to Brennan Barton, who threw for 177 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown. 94 of those passing yards were hauled in by Lucas Jackson.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Benbrook's defense and their three sacks. Leading the way was Christian Gleason with two.
Godley's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Benbrook, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
We should be in store for an exciting game as both have no problem gaining yardage. Godley has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 355.2 total yards per game. However, it's not like Benbrook struggles in that department as they've been averaging 434. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Godley skirted past Benbrook 31-28 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Barton, who threw for 254 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Godley still be able to contain Barton? There's only one way to find out.
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