The Kennedy Cougars will face off against the San Fernando Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Kennedy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Reseda 54-0 at home. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 500th, while the Regents are ranked 1017th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Diego Montes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 234 yards and four touchdowns on only 16 passes, while also rushing for 78 yards and two touchdowns. Joshua Gonzalez was Montes' top target, picking up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, San Fernando never let their opponents score on Thursday. They came out on top against Canoga Park by a score of 41-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The game marked the Tigers' most dominant win of the season so far.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, San Fernando was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 371 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
San Fernando wouldn't let Canoga Park keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Christopher Mosqueda was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Kennedy now has a winning record of 3-2. As for San Fernando, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Kennedy has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 182.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like San Fernando struggles in that department as they've been averaging 167. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Kennedy came out on top in a nail-biter against San Fernando in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 17-14. Does Kennedy have another victory up their sleeve, or will San Fernando turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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