Football Preview: Kettle Run Cougars vs. Warren County Wildcats
Kettle Run is 3-0 against Warren County since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars takes on the Warren County Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kettle Run has seven straight wins, Warren County has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Kettle Run's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Sherando's usually-dominant defense. Kettle Run put the hurt on Sherando with a sharp 44-20 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won five matches by 24 points or more so far this season.
Kettle Run got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jacob Mulhern out in front who threw for 334 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Colton Quaker helped Mulhern out on the ground, rushing for 134 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Warren County scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They were beaten by Handley 63-21. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Judges are ranked 48th).
Kettle Run pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Warren County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for Kettle Run against Warren County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 57-8 win. Does Kettle Run have another victory up their sleeve, or will Warren County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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