The Kennesaw Mountain Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the Alexander Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Kennesaw Mountain will be strutting in after a win while Alexander will be coming in after a loss.
Kennesaw Mountain took a loss when they played away from home back in September, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. They put the hurt on Lithia Springs with a sharp 32-8 victory. The Mustangs pushed the score to 29-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lions cut but never quite recovered from.
Kobe Lewis was his usual excellent self, picking up 237 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Chris (Smooth) Miller was another key player, having thrown for 335 yards and four touchdowns.
Kennesaw Mountain's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Aden Hatchett, Dylan Green, and Jamori Mcmichael picked up one apiece. Mcmichael also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Tyler Worley was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Alexander was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 29-16 to New Manchester.
Even if they lost, Alexander's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Jordan Pugh was especially locked on to New Manchester's QB and sacked him twice. Alexander got some further help from Justis Lester: he made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Kennesaw Mountain's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Alexander, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
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