A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against the Parkway Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Benton is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Benton ended up a good deal behind Byrd and lost 37-21. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Parkway). They took down Captain Shreve 52-33 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Benton's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Parkway, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Benton took their win against Parkway when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 45-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for Benton since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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