The Page Sand Devils are on the road again on Friday to play the Benjamin Franklin Chargers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Page is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Chinle, posting a 66-24 victory. The Sand Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 21 points or more this season.
Joseph Benally was a one-man wrecking crew for Page as he threw for 399 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 74.3% of his passes. With that strong performance, Benally is now averaging an impressive 3.3 passing touchdowns per game. Shaine Begay was Benally's top target, picking up 97 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Page was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 96.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 166.8.
Page didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tyree Stingley and Begay.
Meanwhile, Benjamin Franklin came tearing into Friday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 49-28 margin over the Trojans. The Chargers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Benjamin Franklin found their leader in sophomore Gavin Wyler, who threw for 283 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per attempt. Those five passing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Wyler. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Kleinman, who picked up 48 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Benjamin Franklin wouldn't let Valley Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Tyler Davison, Ashton Grant, and Grant Dutkiewicz picked up one apiece. Grant has been hot recently, having also posted 11 or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Page pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.0 points per game. As for Benjamin Franklin, their record is now 9-1.
We should be in store for an exciting game as Page and Benjamin Franklin have no problem gaining yardage. Page has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 382.5 total yards per game. However, it's not like Benjamin Franklin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 361.1. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Page suffered a grim 34-14 defeat to Benjamin Franklin when the teams last played back in November of 2017. Thankfully for Page, Zach Jefferies (who rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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