Two dominant wideouts in Ariah Butts and Janyla Lee are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Kenwood Broncos will square off against the King Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Kenwood sitting on five straight victories and King on 12.
Kenwood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 30-21 win over Agricultural Science.
Kenwood found their leader in freshman Amber Nash, who rushed for 123 yards on only five carries. Nash's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
Meanwhile, King faced Lane Tech in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Jaguars snuck past the Champions with a 13-7 victory.
The critical scores for King came from Kaleeya Anderson and Nyerra Neal.
King's win bumped their record up to 15-1. As for Kenwood, their victory bumped their record up to 16-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Kenwood has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 159.1 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for King, though, as they've been averaging only 93.9 rushing yards. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Kenwood lost to King on the road by a decisive 20-6 margin when the teams last played back in September. Can the Broncos avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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