Football Game Preview: Kent Denver Sun Devils vs. Elizabeth Cardinals

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Previous 6 Games

11/02/24 - Home	21-28 L
10/06/23 - Away	17-7 W
10/08/22 - Home	14-31 L
10/29/21 - Away	6-40 L
09/29/17 - Away	35-0 W
09/30/16 - Home	39-20 W

Kent Denver and Elizabeth are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Sun Devils will challenge the Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Kent Denver is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 46 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Strasburg on Saturday. They lost 33-7 to the Indians. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Sun Devils have suffered since September 28, 2024.

Meanwhile, Elizabeth was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Englewood 42-14. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 28 points or more this season.

Kent Denver better focus on containing Griffin Widhalm and Tristan McCray as the pair were huge in Elizabeth's win. Widhalm threw for 72 yards and a pair of TDs, while McCray rushed for 70 yards and one score on only six carries.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Elizabeth proved: they limited Englewood to a paltry 3.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Landon Edwards for the heroic effort on defense: he. Elizabeth hasn't allowed more than 6.4 yards per carry in three consecutive games.

Elizabeth pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.7 points on average over those games. As for Kent Denver, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.

Kent Denver came up short against Elizabeth in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, falling 28-21. Can the Sun Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.