It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Kennedale had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took down the Southwest Raiders 25-8. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 340th, while the Raiders are ranked 684th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Riley Bingham and Laurrence Watkins. Bingham rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries while Watkins rushed for 83 yards on only 11 carries. Bingham is becoming a predictor of Kennedale's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 5-2 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
Kennedale wouldn't let Southwest keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Kennedale can thank Aidan Ruiz and William ?Mitchell? Mcbroom for forcing both of them. ?Mitchell? Mcbroom also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11. Kennedale got some further help from Gavin Godley: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Kennedale's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-5. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.0 points per game. As for Southwest, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Kennedale will take on Celina at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Celina's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. Southwest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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