Football Preview: Kemp Yellowjackets vs. Sunnyvale
The Kemp Yellowjackets will take on Sunnyvale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kemp is out to stop a eight-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Kemp's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Canton on Friday. They were dealt a 52-0 loss at the hands of the Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1032nd, while the Eagles are ranked 453rd).
Meanwhile, Sunnyvale was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Ferris 45-6 at home. The result was nothing new for Sunnyvale, who have now won three matches by 38 points or more so far this season.
Sunnyvale found their leader in underclassman Cayson Maupin, who threw for 311 yards and five touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 34 yards. Those 311 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Maupin. Hudson Leonard was Maupin's top target, picking up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Kemp's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Sunnyvale, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Kemp was dealt a bruising 50-0 loss at the hands of Sunnyvale when the teams last played back in August of 2019. Can Kemp avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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