It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Benton Central can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 49-12 loss at the hands of the Northwestern Tigers. The loss leaves the Bison without a win on the season.
Brock Shank was his usual excellent self, throwing for 241 yards and five touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes for Northwestern. Shank has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Cook, who picked up 83 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Benton Central's defeat dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Northwestern, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Benton Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northwestern, they will square off against West Lafayette at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Lafayette is coming into the matchup with five straight victories on the road, so Northwestern will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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