The Upper Lake Cougars will square off against the Kelseyville Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Upper Lake's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 24-0 margin over Cloverdale. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Meanwhile, Kelseyville entered their tilt with Cloverdale last Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Eagles 41-8 on the road. The contest marked the Knights' most dominant victory of the season so far.
It was another big night for Michael Dejohn, who rushed for 199 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kelseyville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 333 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
One reason for the win was Kelseyville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Jayden Teabo was especially locked on to Cloverdale's QB and sacked him three times.
Upper Lake's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Kelseyville, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Upper Lake took a serious blow against Kelseyville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 56-0. Can Upper Lake avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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