The Kennedy Cougars lost to the Slidell Tigers back in November of 2020, but the Kennedy Cougars didn't allow the Slidell Tigers the same satisfaction on Friday. Kennedy strolled past Slidell with points to spare, taking the game 54-40.
Slidell's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Grant Bonnaffons , who scored 2 points along with 13 rebounds and 3 steals. Another player making a difference was Kolby Rachel, who scored 6 points.
Kennedy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season. As for Slidell, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Kennedy will take on Archbishop Rummel at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Archbishop Rummel focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Thursday. Slidell will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against West Jefferson at 5:30 p.m. on December 5th. West Jefferson will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Louisiana Rankings (they are ranked 237th, while Slidell is ranked 106th).
