The Kennett Blue Demons are taking a road trip to take on the Oxford Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kennett will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Kennett's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took down Avon Grove 17-0. That's two games straight that the Blue Demons have won by exactly 17 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oxford). They breezed by Reading at home to the tune of 42-14 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Hornets with their most commanding win of the season.
Oxford's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Aiden Kane, who rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, and Joel Mcclain, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Kane's longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jalen Mcclain made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oxford 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 176 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Kennett's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Oxford, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Kennett strolled past Oxford in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 27-13. Does Kennett have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oxford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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