It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Kentwood can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Vermilion Catholic Eagles on the road and fell 33-0. The Kangaroos were red-hot offensively headed into the contest (they scored no less than 31 points in the six games prior) but the Eagles' defense proved too tough.
Even if they lost, Kentwood's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Lamikal Callahan and T Smith, who racked up all five sacks between them. Callahan has been hot , having also posted eight or more total tackles the last seven times he's played.
With the defeat, Kentwood broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-4. As for Vermilion Catholic, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 14-0.
Kentwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Vermilion Catholic, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Ouachita Christian at 12:00 p.m. Vermilion Catholic is on a 15-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Ouachita Christian a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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