Benton has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to square off against the Evangel Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Benton will be strutting in after a win while Evangel Christian Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Benton finally turned things around against Haughton on Thursday. They won a contest that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Buccaneers 35-34.
Meanwhile, Evangel Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 77-76 to Captain Shreve. One positive for the Eagles, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Evangel Christian Academy might have lost, but man, Peyton Houston was a machine: he threw for 817 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 81.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Houston is now averaging an impressive 3.7 passing touchdowns per game. Charley Abraham was Houston's top target, picking up 215 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Benton's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5. As for Evangel Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
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