Football Preview: Bloom Blazing Trojan vs. Kankakee Kays
The Bloom Blazing Trojan will face off against the Kankakee Kays at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Bloom: 14.4, Kankakee: 10.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
Kankakee is facing Bloom at the wrong time: Bloom suffered their first home loss of the season on Saturday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 14-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Thunderbirds. The Blazing Trojan have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Kankakee entered their tilt with Rich Township on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 59-6 victory over the Raptors. The Kays might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 35 points or more this season.
Phillip Turner and Ethan Hunt were among the main playmakers for Kankakee as the former rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown and the latter rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Another rusher making a difference was James Stampley, who rushed for 49 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Kankakee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rich Township only rushed for 37.
Kankakee 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 Cedric Terrell.
Bloom now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Kankakee, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Bloom was taken down by Kankakee 46-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Bloom, Tony Phillips (who rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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