Two dominant signal callers in Brandon Cobb and John Thompson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Pulaski Academy Bruins will host the Bentonville West Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pulaski Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Har-Ber 58-20. The Bruins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Cobb, who threw for 349 yards and five touchdowns while completing 71.9% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Will Manning was another key player, picking up 54 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Pulaski Academy's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB eight times. The heavy lifting was done by Ronan Rutherford and Jackson Redman, who racked up five sacks between them. Those three sacks set a new season-high mark for Rutherford.
Meanwhile, Bentonville West faced Little Rock Christian Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Bentonville West took down Little Rock Christian Academy 38-22.
Bentonville West is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-7 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.8 points per game. As for Pulaski Academy, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
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