The Chavez Titans will face off against the Kennedy Thunderbirds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Chavez has given up an average of 32.3 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Chavez's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Shafter on Thursday. They were outmatched by the Generals and fell 56-0. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 690th, while the Generals are ranked 124th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kennedy). They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 63-21 victory over Taft. The win continues a trend for the Thunderbirds in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won seven in a row.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Jace Demacabalin and Joe Weber. Demacabalin had a great game and rushed for 96 yards and one score on only nine carries. Meanwhile, Weber was balling out in the loss, rushing for 81 yards and one touchdown, while also picking up 49 receiving yards and one TD.
Kennedy's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Chavez, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Chavez took a serious blow against Kennedy in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, falling 69-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Demacabalin, who rushed for 123 yards and three scores on only seven carries. Now that the Titans know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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