The San Fernando Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Kennedy Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
San Fernando is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Canoga Park on Thursday by a score of 41-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, San Fernando was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 371 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
San Fernando wouldn't let Canoga Park keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Christopher Mosqueda was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, while Kennedy put up plenty of points on Thursday, the same can't be said for Reseda. Kennedy took their game at home with ease, bagging a 54-0 win over Reseda. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 500th, while the Regents are ranked 1017th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Diego Montes was his usual excellent self, throwing for 234 yards and four touchdowns on only 16 passes, while also rushing for 78 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (106 yards to be exact) went to Giovanni Nelson, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
San Fernando now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Kennedy, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 3-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. San Fernando has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 167 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Kennedy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 182.6. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
San Fernando couldn't quite finish off Kennedy when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 17-14. Can San Fernando avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
