Football Preview: Kennedy Thunderbirds vs. Buchanan Bears
The Kennedy Thunderbirds will take on the Buchanan Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Buchanan is headed out to face a Thunderbirds team ready to give their home crowd a win. Kennedy took a 45-29 bruising from Hanford on Thursday. The game was a 22-22 toss-up at halftime, but the Thunderbirds couldn't quite close it out.
Despite the loss, Kennedy got top-tier performance from Jamison Membreve, who rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns. Javier Valdez was another key player, rushing for 34 yards and a touchdown.
Valdez wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Kennedy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Buchanan can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Thursday. They breezed by St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy at home to the tune of 38-0. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Warriors are ranked 248th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Carvell Wafer and he. Wafer gained 60 total yards and two touchdowns while he gained 60 total yards and two touchdowns.
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