Piedmont has gone 3-0 against Kennedy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Piedmont Highlanders will face off against the Kennedy Titans at 2:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Piedmont has seven straight victories, Kennedy has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Piedmont is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-20 win over Washington. Considering the Highlanders have won seven matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Piedmont's victory came down to the chemistry between Markos Lagios and his top target Sam Shelby. Lagios threw for 211 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes while Shelby picked up 148 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Shelby's longest reception was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. Xavier Henderson got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Kennedy fell victim to Hayward and their airtight defense on Friday. They were outmatched by the Farmers on the road and fell 45-0. The match marked the first time this year in which the Titans were not able to get on the board.
Piedmont pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Kennedy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Piedmont didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Kennedy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 35-29 victory. Will Piedmont repeat their success, or does Kennedy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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