Benson is 3-0 against Santa Rita since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Benson Bobcats will be playing at home against the Santa Rita Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Benson will be strutting in after a win while Santa Rita will be coming in after a loss.
Benson is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Palo Verde 48-6 at home on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bobcats considering their 12-point performance the game before.
Benson relied on the efforts of Flint Davis, who rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, and Dawson Judd, who threw for 148 yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Davis is now averaging an impressive 111 rushing yards per game.
Benson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hunter Rogers and Kolttin Deskins.
Meanwhile, Santa Rita was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were dealt a 36-0 loss at the hands of Catalina. Considering the last time the Eagles couldn't score was back in August, the team can't take the result too hard.
The victory got Benson back to even at 3-3. As for Santa Rita, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Benson came out on top in a nail-biter against Santa Rita in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, sneaking past 2-0. Will Benson repeat their success, or does Santa Rita have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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