The Kenedy Lions will head out to face off against the Bloomington Bobcats/Lady Cats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Kenedy will head out to face Bloomington after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Kenedy was dealt a 35-0 loss at the hands of Ganado. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 980th, while the Indians are ranked 255th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bloomington). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Flatonia 58-21 on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Ayden Gardner and he. Gardner rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries while he rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. What's more, Amari Gardner also racked up 146 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in August of 2023. Leland Garcia was in the mix too, providing Bloomington with a touchdown.
Bloomington 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 Kodiak Hren. He also made eight total tackles, which is notable because Bloomington is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Kenedy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for Bloomington, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-3.
Kenedy ended up a good deal behind Bloomington when the teams last played back in October of 2023, losing 44-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gardner, who rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Kenedy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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