Kellis is 3-0 against West Point since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Kellis Cougars will look to defend their home field against the West Point Dragons at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kellis has three straight wins, West Point has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Kellis is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past North Canyon 61-0 on the road on Thursday. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 21 points or more this season.
Kellis had a senior duo take command as Ronald Coty Iii rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns and Sean Oser rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns. Those 76 rushing yards gave Oser a new career-high. Tristan Bacon was in the mix too, providing Kellis with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kellis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Kellis didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jason Estrada and Jaden Peters.
Meanwhile, West Point came up short against Cibola last Friday and fell 49-38.
Despite their defeat, West Point saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Marcus Plott, who picked up 87 receiving yards and three touchdowns, was perhaps the best of all. Isaiah Smith was another key rusher, rushing for 141 yards while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
Even if they lost, West Point's defensive line still kept up the pressure with seven sacks. Leading the way was Lilton Deville with four. He has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last three times he's played. Another thorn in Cibola's side was Jesse Guzman, who picked up a sack, forced two fumbles, and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Kellis' victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for West Point, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Kellis took their win against West Point in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 32-7. Will Kellis repeat their success, or does West Point have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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