The Bennett County Warriors will face off against the Elkton/Lake Benton Elks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bennett County has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight defeats, while Elkton/Lake Benton will come in with five straight wins.
Bennett County's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Wall two weeks ago. They took a blow against the Eagles, falling 50-0. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Eagles are ranked second).
Meanwhile, Elkton/Lake Benton hadn't done well against Hamlin recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Elks blew past the Chargers, posting a 46-14 victory. The result was nothing new for the Elks, who have now won six contests by 32 points or more so far this season.
Elkton/Lake Benton's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Bennett County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
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