The King/Drew Golden Eagles will take on the Kennedy Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
King/Drew is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Franklin to the tune of 35-6. 35 seems to be a good number for the Golden Eagles as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Keenan Jackson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 114 yards and a touchdown on perfect 7-for-7 passing, while also rushing for 60 yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Kennedy entered their tilt with Westchester on Friday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Comets 49-21.
It was another big night for Diego Montes, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 330 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Josue Sandoval, who rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Kennedy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests.
One reason for the win was Kennedy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. James Montes was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself.
King/Drew has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.3 points per game. As for Kennedy, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.
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