A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges the Van Wert Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kenton is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Kenton is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Memorial on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Kenton was 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).
Meanwhile, Van Wert didn't have too much trouble with Shawnee at home on Friday as they won 28-14. The win made it back-to-back victories 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. The dominant performance also gave Kelly a new career-high in rushing yards.
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 contests.
Kenton's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Van Wert, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
Kenton suffered a grim 41-18 defeat to Van Wert in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Kenton, Conner Campbell (who picked up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 32 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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