The Marina Vikings will venture away from home to take on the Kennedy Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Marina will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Marina's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They breezed by Fullerton at home to the tune of 28-0. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Indians are ranked 710th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Marina's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Gunnar Mickelson was the leader with two. Brandon Atchison was another major factor on D, making eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 7-7 at halftime, Kennedy was not quite Beckman's equal in the second half on Thursday. They fell to the Patriots 20-14. Despite 59 more yards than the Patriots, the Fighting Irish couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Kennedy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Derek Almazan, who threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns, and Deon Bynum, who picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown. Rocco Street also helped out with an impressive 96 receiving yards.
Marina's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Kennedy, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
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