Benjamin Franklin waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They breezed by the Tempe Buffaloes at home to the tune of 56-6. The Chargers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Ridge Allen was his usual excellent self, rushing for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Preston Kleinman did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 82 receiving yards.
Benjamin Franklin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ashton Grant and Carson Buehler.
Benjamin Franklin's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Tempe, the loss snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-3 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, Benjamin Franklin and Florence will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. One thing working in Florence's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four games. As for Tempe, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on ALA - Ironwood at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. ALA - Ironwood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.6 points per game this season.
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