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| 10/18/24 - Away | 12-54 L |
| 10/13/23 - Away | 38-36 W |
| 10/14/22 - Home | 49-3 W |
| 10/22/21 - Away | 50-15 W |
| 10/23/20 - Home | 40-29 W |
| + 3 more games |
Mapletown and Bentworth are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Maples will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mapletown has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with six straight defeats, while Bentworth will come in with four straight victories.
Mapletown's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Bethlehem Center on Friday. They were beaten by the Bulldogs 48-0.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Bentworth and Jefferson-Morgan, and Bentworth kept the tradition alive. The Bearcats were the clear victors by a 35-13 margin over the Rockets on Friday. The Bearcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 22 points or more this season.
Mapletown better keep an eye on Ben Hays. He was instrumental in Bentworth's win, rushing for 175 yards and four scores while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Hays is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 101 every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Alejandro Leichty, who rushed for 89 yards on only six carries.
Bentworth was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jefferson-Morgan only rushed for 125.
Bentworth didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kaden Ayres and Hays.
Mapletown's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Bentworth, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Mapletown was taken down by Bentworth 54-12 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hays, who rushed for 200 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 38 receiving yards and one TD. Now that the Maples know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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