Football Preview: Catonsville Comets vs. Kenwood Bluebirds
The Catonsville Comets will head out on the road to square off against the Kenwood Bluebirds at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Catonsville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 32 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Milford Mill Academy on Thursday. They were outmatched by the Millers on the road and fell 53-0. The match marked the first time this season in which the Comets were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Kenwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 60-13 loss at the hands of Dundalk. While losing is never fun, the Bluebirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Owls are ranked 44th).
Kenwood might have lost, but man, Darryl Giles Jr was a machine: he picked up 130 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Giles Jr torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Catonsville and nudges their season record down to 4-2. As for Kenwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Catonsville couldn't quite finish off Kenwood in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 22-20. Can Catonsville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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