The Benton Tigers will square off against the Byrd Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Benton was just a hair shy of victory and fell 33-32 to Evangel Christian Academy. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 12-6 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Byrd was able to grind out a solid win over Natchitoches Central on Friday, taking the game 31-21. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Chiefs are ranked 153rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Benton's defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Byrd, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Benton suffered a grim 61-35 defeat to Byrd in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Benton, Jontavious Mobery (who rushed for 157 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
