After each having a week off, the Benedictine Cadets and the Southwest DeKalb Panthers will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Benedictine is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on New Hampstead with a sharp 44-22 victory two weeks ago.
Benedictine's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Joshua Washington, who picked up 145 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Stanley Smart Jr., who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Benedictine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Benedictine didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Micah Williams and Wyatt Estabrook.
Meanwhile, Southwest DeKalb came tearing into last Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Red Devils 48-14. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Red Devils are ranked 339th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southwest DeKalb's record is now 7-3. As for Benedictine, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
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