The Kennedy Fighting Irish's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Buena Park Coyotes at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Kennedy's defense has only allowed 11.8 points per game this season, so Buena Park's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Kennedy is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Ocean View on Monday. Kennedy took a 19-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ocean View. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Fighting Irish came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 255th, while the Seahawks are ranked 607th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Mackenzie Connely, who threw for 139 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 91 yards on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Buena Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 32-0 loss at the hands of Laguna Hills. The shutout was out of character for the Coyotes seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Kennedy's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-6. As for Buena Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
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