A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Celina Bobcats take on the Kennedale Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday... Celina knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past 11 matchups -- so hopefully Kennedale likes a good challenge.
Celina is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They breezed by Wilmer-Hutchins to the tune of 75-0. The result was nothing new for the Bobcats, who have now won ten games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Kennedale, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They strolled past Southwest with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 25-8.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Riley Bingham and Laurrence Watkins. Bingham rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries while Watkins rushed for 83 yards on only 11 carries. Bingham has become a key player for Kennedale: the team is 5-2 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Kennedale wouldn't let Southwest keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Kennedale can thank Aidan Ruiz and William ?Mitchell? Mcbroom for forcing both of them. ?Mitchell? Mcbroom has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last six times he's played. Gavin Godley was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Kennedale pushed their record up to 6-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.0 points per game. As for Celina, their victory bumped their record up to 11-0.
Celina didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Kennedale in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, but they still walked away with a 34-28 win. Will Celina repeat their success, or does Kennedale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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