The Episcopal Knights are taking a road trip to take on the Kinkaid Falcons 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.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Episcopal sidestepped St. John's for a 48-45 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Meanwhile, Kinkaid had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.6 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 42-7 victory over the Eagles at home. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Eagles are ranked 326th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kinkaid found their leader in underclassman Wayne Shanks Jr., who rushed for 253 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Shanks Jr. is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. Jordan Manuel also helped out with an impressive 81 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kinkaid was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Episcopal pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Kinkaid, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Episcopal beat Kinkaid 35-25 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Will Episcopal repeat their success, or does Kinkaid have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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