Van Nuys lost against Kennedy back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Van Nuys Wolves fell 32-19 to the Kennedy Cougars. That's two games in a row now that the Wolves have lost by exactly 13 points.
Marlon Figueroa and Carlos Herrera certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Figueroa gained 105 total yards and two touchdowns, while Herrera threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Figueroa also racked up 38 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in August.
Van Nuys wouldn't let Kennedy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Van Nuys can thank Franklin Canales and Jeremy Moreno for forcing both of them.
Leading Kennedy to victory were Josue Sandoval and Diego Montes. Sandoval rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, while Montes rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Kennedy is undefeated when Sandoval posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Amare Rhodes also helped out with an impressive 93 receiving yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Van Nuys and nudges their season record down to 6-4. As for Kennedy, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Van Nuys has already played their next match, a 31-6 win against Contreras on the 8th. As for Kennedy, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 48-28 victory against Roosevelt on the 8th.
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