Football Preview: Kentwood Kangaroos vs. Southern Lab Kittens
The Kentwood Kangaroos are taking a road trip to take on the Southern Lab Kittens at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kentwood will be strutting in after a victory while Southern Lab will be coming in after a defeat.
Kentwood is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Independence at home to the tune of 56-6 on Friday. The Kangaroos pushed the score to 48-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers had no chance of recovering from.
Kentwood found their leader in underclassman Ahmade Bickham Jr, who rushed for 110 yards on only six carries, and also threw for 63 yards and a touchdown. Alonzo Ard was another key player, throwing for 73 yards and two touchdowns.
Kentwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Johnathan Bagnet, Jamarrious Campbell, Jermaine Brown, and Chance Briggs picked up one apiece. Lamikal Callahan was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Southern Lab was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 40-20 to Kaplan. The Kittens were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-8.
The win made it two in a row for Kentwood and bumps their season record up to 5-2. As for Southern Lab, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Kentwood couldn't quite finish off Southern Lab in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 33-31. Can Kentwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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