Football Preview: Kettle Run Cougars vs. Thomas Jefferson Vikings
Two dominant signal callers in Jacob Mulhern and Rashaud Cherry are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Kettle Run Cougars will venture away from home to challenge the Thomas Jefferson Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated (Kettle Run has 13 wins , while Thomas Jefferson has 12).
Kettle Run is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They beat Armstrong (Kennedy) by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 36-34. Kettle Run's win was all the more impressive since the Wildcats were averaging only 13.25 points allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, Thomas Jefferson took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 38-7 victory over Skyline. Considering the Vikings have won 11 games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Reginald Westin was a one-man wrecking crew for Thomas Jefferson as he rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Westin also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making six total tackles (2.0 for loss). Backing up that air attack was Isaiah Brown, who rushed for 85 yards.
Thomas Jefferson wouldn't let Skyline keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Thomas Jefferson can thank Dashaun Hayden and Westin for forcing both of them. Hayden also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Thomas Jefferson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 350 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups.
Thomas Jefferson's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 44 points. As for Kettle Run, their record is now 13-0.
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