Football Preview: Banks Braves vs. Kennedy Trojans
The Banks Braves will head out on the road to challenge the Kennedy Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Banks' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 44-0 win over Rainier at home. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon football rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Columbians are ranked 139th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Banks got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Lane Gilbert out in front who threw for 226 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 passes. Jarrett Martin was Gilbert's top target, picking up 119 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last matchup, Kennedy made sure to put some points up on the board against North Marion on Friday. Kennedy blew past North Marion 34-6 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won four games by 27 points or more so far this season.
The win for Banks keeps them at an undefeated 4-0. As for Kennedy, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Banks was able to grind out a solid win over Kennedy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 21-14. Will Banks repeat their success, or does Kennedy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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