A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars challenges the Kenton Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. They took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Van Wert, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Van Wert didn't have too much trouble with Shawnee at home as they won 28-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
A big part of Van Wert's victory came down to the chemistry between Briston Wise and his top target Xavier Kelly. Wise rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown while Kelly gained 202 total yards and two touchdowns. Wise's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Van Wert 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 168 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Kenton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were beaten by Memorial 64-28. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Roughriders are ranked 81st).
Van Wert's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Kenton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything went Van Wert's way against Kenton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Van Wert made off with a 41-18 victory. In that match, Van Wert amassed a halftime lead of 27-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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