The Kennedy Fighting Irish are taking a road trip to challenge the Irvine Vaqueros at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kennedy will be strutting in after a win while Irvine will be coming in after a defeat.
Kennedy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Pioneer with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 41-24. The high-scoring effort was just what the Fighting Irish needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 36 points the game before, Irvine was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They had to suffer through a 42-7 loss at the hands of Trabuco Hills. While losing is never fun, the Vaqueros can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 355th, while the Mustangs are ranked 110th).
Despite the loss, Irvine got top-tier performance from Brandon Figueroa, who rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 38 receiving yards. With that strong performance, Figueroa is now averaging an impressive 103.2 rushing yards per game.
Kennedy's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Irvine, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
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