Football Preview: Kenwood Knights vs. Kirkwood Cobras
The Kenwood Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the Kirkwood Cobras at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kenwood will be strutting in after a victory while Kirkwood will be coming in after a loss.
Kenwood is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 41-13 win over Dickson County. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Knights have posted since October 5, 2023.
Jakoby Cox was his usual excellent self, rushing for seven yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 177 yards and a touchdown. 102 of those passing yards were hauled in by Christian James.
Kenwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Malcolm Calhoun and James. Kenwood got some further help from Josiah Brown: he made 13 total tackles.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 35 points the game before, Kirkwood was a bit more limited in their matchup two weeks ago. They were outmatched by Clarksville on the road and fell 46-6. The Cobras were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-0.
The win (which was Kenwood's third in a row) raised their record to 3-5. As for Kirkwood, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Kenwood has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 164.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Kirkwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 174.9. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Kenwood came up short against Kirkwood in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 29-20. Can Kenwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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