Chilton County hasn't had much luck against Benjamin Russell recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Chilton County Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Benjamin Russell Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 48-13, which was the final score in Chilton County's tilt against Helena on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 158th, while the Huskies are ranked 34th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Benjamin Russell, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They really took it to Calera for the full four quarters, racking up a 55-28 victory at home. The Wildcats pushed the score to 41-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had little chance of recovering from.
Benjamin Russell got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was T.J. Wilson out in front who rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Wilson is now averaging an impressive 109.7 rushing yards per game. Cederian Morgan did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 84 receiving yards.
Benjamin Russell's defense stepped up as well, laying out Antorious Johnson. seven times. In that department, Bradley Pulliam was the leader with four sacks. Another thorn in Calera's side was Lorenzo Crawford Jr, who picked up a sack, made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defended three passes.
Chilton County now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Benjamin Russell, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Chilton County was dealt a bruising 50-7 loss at the hands of Benjamin Russell in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Chilton County, Gabriel Benton (who rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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