Basketball Game Preview: Kennedy Cougars vs. Canoga Park Hunters

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Previous Games

01/17/25 - Away	90-10 W
01/19/24 - Away	68-15 W
12/08/23 - Home	70-22 W
02/03/23 - Home	69-10 W
01/13/23 - Away	69-6 W
+ 5 more games

Kennedy is 10-0 against Canoga Park since February of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Kennedy Cougars will host the Canoga Park Hunters at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kennedy has 12 straight victories, Canoga Park has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Kennedy is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Panorama: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Kennedy blew Panorama out of the water with a 73-26 final score. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 29 points or more this season.

Andreya Villa continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 13 boards. Melanie Mendez was another key player, going 8 for 9 en route to 20 points.

Kennedy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in February of 2024.

Meanwhile, Canoga Park played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 61-20 loss at the hands of Reseda. The Hunters were down 43-17 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Kennedy is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.9 points per game. As for Canoga Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.

Everything came up roses for Kennedy against Canoga Park when the teams last played back in January, as the team secured a 90-10 win. In that contest, Kennedy amassed a halftime lead of 56-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.