Lake Worth hasn't had much luck against Kennedale recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lake Worth Bullfrogs will head out to square off against the Kennedale Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lake Worth took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 42-30 victory over Castleberry.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Gavin Tovar and he. Tovar rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Jaden Garrett a new career-high in rushing yards (70). Another player making a difference was Kevin Pointer Jr, who threw for 182 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Lake Worth was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 39 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 257.3.
Meanwhile, Kennedale had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Wolves 32-30.
Kennedale's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Riley Bingham led the charge by rushing for 143 yards while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. Laurrence Watkins was in the mix as well, providing Kennedale with two touchdowns.
Lake Worth's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Kennedale, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Lake Worth came up short against Kennedale in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 38-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Watkins, who rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Now that Lake Worth 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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