The Bennett Tigers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Englewood Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Bennett will head into Friday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Highland on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 46-point defeat they were dealt last Friday. Bennett fell just short of Highland by a score of 33-30.
Bennett might have lost, but man, Austin Stiers was a machine: he rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Stiers a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Englewood got themselves on the board against Alameda two weeks ago, but Alameda never followed suit. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 49-0 victory over the Pirates. The result was nothing new for Englewood, who have now won three contests by 34 points or more so far this season.
Deon Robinson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 217 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 67 yards.
Englewood wouldn't let Alameda keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Englewood can thank Logan Mael and Kai Robb for forcing all of them.
Bennett dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Englewood, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
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