Football Recap: Kennedy Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Sep 29, 2024, 11:55am

Football Recap: Kennedy Cougars vs. McClatchy Lions

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Kennedy fell victim to McClatchy and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the McClatchy Lions 38-0. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost four in a row.

Kennedy's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Darius Tate, Diamon Trujillo, and Trujillo picked up one apiece.

Jeremiah Giles had an outrageously good game for McClatchy as he rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Giles a new career-high in rushing yards. Sammy Hernandez-Hartman also helped with two touchdowns in total.

Kennedy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for McClatchy, the win snapped their losing streak at nine games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-3 record.

Kennedy will head out on the road to challenge Cordova at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cordova will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Kennedy surely won't give up without a fight. As for McClatchy, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Antelope at 7:15 p.m. McClatchy is facing Antelope at the right time seeing as Antelope is stuck on a four-game losing streak.

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