Football Preview: Highland Trojans vs. Kankakee Valley Kougars
The Highland Trojans will head out to take on the Kankakee Valley Kougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Highland is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Hobart on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Highland had to suffer through a 49-6 loss at the hands of Hobart. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Brickies are ranked 109th).
Meanwhile, Kankakee Valley strolled past Munster with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 29-13. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Kougars.
Marco Castro continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 173 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season. Diego Arroyo was another key player, throwing for 180 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes.
Kankakee Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Nolen Kooistra. Another thorn in Munster's side was Edward Ritchie, who picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles.
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Kankakee Valley, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-5.
Highland took a serious blow against Kankakee Valley in their previous meeting last Friday, falling 57-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Castro, who rushed for 213 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 32 receiving yards. Now that Highland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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