Canoga Park has gone 8-1 against Kennedy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Canoga Park Hunters will welcome the Kennedy Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Canoga Park has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with 16 straight defeats, while Kennedy will come in with three straight victories.
Canoga Park is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Sylmar on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Canoga Park lost 31-6 to Sylmar.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kennedy). They simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat San Fernando 62-20 at home. Considering the Cougars have won three matchups by more than 36 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Diego Montes was his usual excellent self, rushing for 209 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 184 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 106.8 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Josue Sandoval, who rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Kennedy 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 Dylan Lacson. James Montes was another major factor on D, picking up three sacks and making four total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kennedy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 408 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Canoga Park's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Kennedy, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Canoga Park was dealt a bruising 50-0 defeat at the hands of Kennedy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Montes, who rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 98 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Now that Canoga Park knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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