Wilby is 2-7 against Kennedy since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Wilby Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Kennedy Eagles at 3:30 p.m.
Wilby is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 17th straight game dating back to last season last Thursday. They took a blow against Holy Cross, falling 40-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked 151st, while the Crusaders are ranked 49th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kennedy). They claimed a resounding 58-6 win over Wolcott. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Kennedy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.3 points per game. As for Wilby, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Wilby was dealt a bruising 49-12 defeat at the hands of Kennedy when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Wilby avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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