Football Preview: Kenston Forest Kavaliers vs. Howard Eagles
The Kenston Forest Kavaliers will face off against the Howard Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Kenston Forest is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Brunswick Academy, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Kenston Forest was ranked eighth). Kenston Forest came up short against Brunswick Academy on Thursday, falling 54-34. The Kavaliers haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the loss, Kenston Forest got top-tier performance from Zain Queen, who rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. With that strong performance, Queen is now averaging an impressive 104.8 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, Kenston Forest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Howard came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they left with even more momentum. They won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Vikings 50-49.
Kenston Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Howard, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
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