Benton is 1-9 against Savannah since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Benton Cardinals will host the Savannah Savages at 7:00 p.m.
Benton's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against University Academy Charter/Kauffman on Saturday. They lost to the Gryphons on the road by a 16-0 margin. The Cardinals just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Savannah). They blew past Lafayette 53-0 at home on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Savages considering their six-point performance the game before.
Savannah got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Aiden Knechtenhofer out in front who rushed for 88 yards and three touchdowns. Jaiden Martinez was another key receiver, gaining 122 total yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Savannah's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kegan Bechtold and Braylon Ellis, who racked up all four sacks between them. Savannah got some further help from Gage Bowland: he made 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Savannah was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Benton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Savannah, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Benton was dealt a bruising 50-0 loss at the hands of Savannah when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Benton, Cade Chappell (who rushed for 191 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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