After each having a week off, the Kennedy Eagles and the Derby Red Raiders will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Two weeks ago, Kennedy came up short against Torrington and fell 35-26.
Meanwhile, Derby entered their matchup against Seymour two weeks ago without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Derby fell just short of Seymour by a score of 21-18. The Red Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Derby's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jayzair Barbera, who threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt, and Jaylen Titus, who picked up 196 receiving yards and a touchdown. What's more, Barbera also racked up 57 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
Kennedy now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Derby, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Everything went Kennedy's way against Derby when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Kennedy made off with a 44-22 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kennedy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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