The Rio Hondo Prep Kares will square off against the King's Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Rio Hondo Prep is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Torrance just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 28-21 to the Tartars. While losing is never fun, the Kares can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while the Tartars are ranked 136th).
Rio Hondo Prep might have lost, but man, Noah Penunuri was a machine: he rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Penunuri showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 67 yards.
Even though they lost, Rio Hondo Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, King's Academy lost 27-6 to Palo Alto on Friday. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Having lost for the first time this season, Rio Hondo Prep fell to 5-1. As for King's Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Rio Hondo Prep strolled past King's Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rio Hondo Prep since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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