The Catalina Trojans will challenge the Benson Bobcats at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Catalina is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Catalina is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 36 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Tombstone on Friday. They were outmatched by the Yellow Jackets at home and fell 38-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Benson). They blew past Santa Rita, posting a 63-0 victory at home. With that win, the Bobcats brought their scoring average up to 28.3 points per game.
Flint Davis and Dawson Judd were among the main playmakers for Benson as the former gained 148 total yards and three touchdowns and the latter threw for 143 yards and four touchdowns on only ten passes. Davis' longest reception was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. Jason Santo was in the mix as well, providing Benson with two touchdowns.
Benson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rawley Evans and Kolttin Deskins.
Catalina's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Benson, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Catalina was taken down by Benson 56-6 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Catalina avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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