The Maplewood Tigers will square off against Kennedy Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, Maplewood lost to Lakeview on the road by a 28-13 margin.
Maplewood's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Andrew Proper, who rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown, and Kyle Jordan, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Jordan a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Kennedy Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They had to suffer through a 58-0 loss at the hands of Wilmington. While losing is never fun, Kennedy Catholic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 567th, while Wilmington is ranked 260th).
Maplewood's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Kennedy Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Maplewood didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Kennedy Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 36-32 victory. Does Maplewood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kennedy Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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