Kentwood waltzed into their matchup on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They breezed by the Central Private Redhawks to the tune of 42-10. The Kangaroos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 32 points or more this season.
Kentwood got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ahmade Bickham Jr out in front who rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. The dominant performance gave Bickham Jr a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ja?Marion Burton, who rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Kentwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jermaine Brown and Kevonte Miller. Miller is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. Kentwood got some further help from Lamikal Callahan: he picked up three sacks and made 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Kentwood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.9 points per game. As for Central Private, they dropped their record down to 5-6 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Kentwood didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 42-16 win against Ascension Episcopal on the 22nd. Central Private does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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