Football Game Preview: Canoga Park Hunters vs. Kennedy Cougars

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Previous Games

10/11/24 - Home	8-50 L
10/06/23 - Away	0-50 L
10/14/22 - Home	47-33 W
10/15/21 - Away	28-6 W
10/28/19 - Home	48-7 W
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Canoga Park is 7-2 against Kennedy since September of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Hunters will face off against the Cougars at 7:00 p.m.

Canoga Park is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Van Nuys on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Hunters came up short against the Wolves, falling 36-14. The Hunters have struggled against the Wolves recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, Kennedy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 42-13 victory over the Spartans. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 408th, while the Spartans are ranked 824th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Canoga Park better keep an eye on Diego Montes. He was instrumental in Kennedy's win, rushing for 200 yards and three TDs on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 137 yards and a pair of touchdowns. With that strong performance, Montes is now averaging an impressive 105.3 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Josue Sandoval, who gained 124 total yards and a touchdown.

Kennedy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Max Zepeda and Jayvon Carter.

Kennedy's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Canoga Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.

Canoga Park was dealt a bruising 50-8 loss at the hands of Kennedy in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Montes, who threw for 324 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 124 yards and one score on only six carries. Now that the Hunters know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.