The Kearny Komets will take on the Santa Rosa Academy Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Kearny took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 49-9 victory over Rock Academy. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Komets.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Brodie Stump and his top target Zaiden Gravely. Stump threw for 344 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes while Gravely picked up 150 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Zeni Reyes was another key player, picking up 49 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Kearny'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 Carlos Enriquez, Michael Clark, and Brandon Le picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Santa Rosa Academy got themselves on the board against Nuview Bridge on Friday, but Nuview Bridge never followed suit. They breezed by the Knights at home to the tune of 42-0.
Daniel Marlow was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 111 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Dominic Vicente-Thomas, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown.
Vicente-Thomas wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Santa Rosa Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Kearny now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Santa Rosa Academy, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
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