The Kettle Run Cougars will take on the Sherando Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated (Kettle Run has six wins , while Sherando has seven dating back to last season).
Last Friday, Kettle Run blew past Meridian, posting a 47-7 win at home. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Mustangs are ranked 247th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kettle Run's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jacob Mulhern, who threw for 187 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and Colton Quaker, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. That's the most rushing yards Quaker has posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, while Sherando put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for James Wood. Sherando took their match at home with ease, bagging a 35-0 victory over James Wood. The Warriors pushed the score to 28-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Colonels had little chance of recovering from.
Kettle Run pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Sherando, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
Everything came up roses for Kettle Run against Sherando in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 41-7 win. In that matchup, Kettle Run amassed a halftime lead of 34-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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