Two dominant backs in Jace Demacabalin and Cj Hunt are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Kennedy Thunderbirds will head out on the road to challenge the Righetti Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Kennedy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Stockdale, posting a 48-14 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Thunderbirds sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, Righetti humbled Santa Ynez with a 49-14 victory. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Pirates are ranked 523rd), the result two weeks ago wasn't entirely unexpected.
Righetti's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gilbert Muriguia led the charge by throwing for 121 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Matautia, who rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown.
Righetti's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Zachary Sendejas was especially locked on to Santa Ynez's QB and sacked him twice. Sendejas also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Kennedy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.6 points. As for Righetti, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
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