Football Preview: Taft Wildcats vs. Kennedy Thunderbirds
The Taft Wildcats will challenge the Kennedy Thunderbirds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Taft is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home.
It was a proper cat-fight when Taft challenged Wasco on Friday. Taft was dealt a 53-14 loss at the hands of Wasco.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Kennedy's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 34-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Shafter.
Taft's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Kennedy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Taft was dealt a bruising 44-0 defeat at the hands of Kennedy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kennedy's Jace Demacabalin, who rushed for 186 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. Now that Taft 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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