Football Preview: Kennedy Cougars vs. Sylmar Spartans
Kennedy and Sylmar are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Kennedy Cougars will welcome the Sylmar Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Kennedy will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Canoga Park, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Kennedy blew past Canoga Park, posting a 50-8 win on the road. Considering the Cougars have won four contests by more than 36 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Diego Montes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 324 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 124 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Francisco Ceja was Montes' top target, picking up 171 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Kennedy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Martin Trujillo and Justyn Sears.
Meanwhile, in a tight match that could have gone either way, Sylmar made off with a 23-22 victory over San Fernando.
Kennedy's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Sylmar, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Kennedy was able to grind out a solid win over Sylmar in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 36-28. Does Kennedy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sylmar turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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