The St. Mary Tigers will head out to face off against the Kentwood Kangaroos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Kentwood is hoping to do what Lakeview couldn't on Thursday: put an end to St. Mary's winning streak, which now stands at three games. St. Mary claimed a resounding 41-8 victory over Lakeview. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 24 points or more this season.
Braylon Normand had a dynamite game for St. Mary, throwing for 258 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also picking up 56 receiving yards. Normand got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 54 yards. Haiden Nelson did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 110 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Kentwood took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 44-8 win over Central Private. That's two games straight that the Kangaroos have won by exactly 36 points.
Kentwood found their leader in sophomore Ahmade Bickham Jr, who rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Kentwood is undefeated when Bickham Jr posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
One reason for the win was Kentwood's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Lamikal Callahan with two. Another thorn in Central Private's side was Kevonte Miller, who made 18 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Kentwood has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.8 points per game. As for St. Mary, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
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