The Oxford Hornets will challenge the Kennett Blue Demons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Oxford sitting on three straight wins and Kennett on four.
Oxford is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Reading 42-14 at home on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Oxford can attribute much of their success to Aiden Kane, who rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, and Joel Mcclain, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave Kane a new career-high in rushing yards. Jalen Mcclain got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oxford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Kennett got themselves on the board against Avon Grove on Friday, but Avon Grove never followed suit. They strolled past the Red Devils with points to spare, taking the game 17-0. That's two games straight that the Blue Demons have won by exactly 17 points.
Oxford is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Kennett, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Oxford lost to Kennett at home by a decisive 27-13 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Oxford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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