Football Preview: Central Private Redhawks vs. Kentwood Kangaroos
Central Private hasn't had much luck against Kentwood recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Central Private Redhawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Kentwood Kangaroos at 7:00 p.m.
Central Private is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Kentwood last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Central Private took a blow against Kentwood, falling 44-8. While losing is never fun, the Redhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Kangaroos are ranked 108th).
It was another big night for Ahmade Bickham Jr, who rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries for Kentwood. Bickham Jr is becoming a predictor of Kentwood's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Kentwood's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Lamikal Callahan was especially locked on to Central Private's QB and sacked him twice. Kentwood got some further help from Kevonte Miller: he made 18 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The win was the third in a row for Kentwood, bringing their record for this year to 8-3. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.7 points per game. As for Central Private, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
