Football Preview: Kennedy Fighting Irish vs. Fullerton Indians
The Kennedy Fighting Irish will challenge the Fullerton Indians at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Kennedy's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Godinez Fundamental 27-0 at home. Considering the Fighting Irish have won five matches by more than 24 points this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Kennedy's victory came down to the chemistry between Mackenzie Connely and her top target Alyssa Cordova. Connely threw for 216 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.4% of her passes while Cordova picked up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Cordova was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 60 yards.
Kennedy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Destiny J Gonzalez, Ariana Navarros, Caroline Alvarez, and Hayden Herrera picked up one apiece. Navarros continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, everything went Fullerton's way against Ocean View on Monday as Fullerton made off with a 32-7 win. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 261st, while the Seahawks are ranked 557th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kennedy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Fullerton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-6.
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