The Kennedy Fighting Irish will head out on the road to square off against the Fullerton Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fullerton took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Kennedy, who comes in off a win.
Kennedy will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Valencia, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Kennedy strolled past Valencia with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 34-19. The win almost wasn't to be: the Fighting Irish were down 13-0 in the fourth quarter.
It was another big night for Isaac Talamantes, who picked up 76 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards. Mahseiah Banks also helped out with an impressive 100 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Fullerton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 41-7 loss at the hands of Beckman. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 718th, while the Patriots are ranked 304th).
Kennedy pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fullerton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Kennedy came up short against Fullerton when the teams last played back in August of 2015, falling 32-20. Thankfully for Kennedy, Jordan Lawton (who rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 256 yards and a touchdown on only 16 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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