Skyline hasn't had much luck against Kettle Run recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Skyline Hawks will stay at home for another week and welcome the Kettle Run Cougars at 7:00 p.m. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 900 yards in their previous games.
Last Friday, Skyline earned a 23-14 victory over Millbrook.
A big part of Skyline's win came down to the chemistry between Marques Lockhart and his top target Isiah Maxwell. Lockhart gained 84 total yards and a touchdown while Maxwell picked up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Maxwell got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 81 yards.
Meanwhile, Kettle Run put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to James Wood for the full four quarters, racking up a 54-14 victory on the road. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Colonels are ranked 130th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jacob Mulhern had a dynamite game for Kettle Run, throwing for 282 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Zach Roth was another key player, picking up 63 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Skyline's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Kettle Run, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Skyline was taken down by Kettle Run 47-7 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kettle Run's Haydynn Bell, who rushed for 162 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Now that Skyline knows 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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