Football Preview: Vermilion Catholic Eagles vs. Kentwood Kangaroos
The Vermilion Catholic Eagles will face off against the Kentwood Kangaroos at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Vermilion Catholic comes in on 13 and Kentwood on six.
Vermilion Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat St. Edmund 60-20. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Kentwood strolled past Southern Lab with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 50-32. The Kangaroos pushed the score to 42-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Kittens cut but never quite recovered from.
Kentwood found their leader in sophomore Ahmade Bickham Jr, who rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Bickham Jr got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 76 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jermaine Brown, who gained 72 total yards and two touchdowns.
Kentwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brown and Chance Briggs. Kentwood got some further help from Lamikal Callahan: he picked up two sacks and made 12 total tackles (7.0 for loss).
Kentwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 221 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Vermilion Catholic's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.5 points. As for Kentwood, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
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