It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Kennedy can now relate to. They took a 35-23 hit to the loss column at the hands of the King/Drew Golden Eagles on Friday. The Cougars' defeat signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
Kennedy's loss came despite strong showings from Josue Sandoval and Justyn Sears. Sandoval rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, while Sears rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Sears a new career-high in rushing yards.
Kennedy wouldn't let King/Drew keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Kennedy can thank Jesus Castillo and Damien Hernandez for forcing both of them.
It was another big night for Keenan Jackson, who threw for 184 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries for King/Drew. Jackson has become a key player for King/Drew: the team is 7-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Kennedy's loss dropped their record down to 10-3. As for King/Drew, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-4.
Kennedy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for King/Drew, they will take on Palisades at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Palisades' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last seven contests.
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