Kenwood has enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the St. Rita Mustangs at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Kenwood will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 71st, while St. Rita is ranked 14th).
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Kenwood walked away with it. They came out on top against Whitney Young by a score of 26-19 on Saturday.
Among those leading the charge was Mako Grant, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 37 receiving yards. I'Marion Stewart also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Meanwhile, St. Rita's game on Friday was all tied up 7-7 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 24-14 victory over Marist. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Rita.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Rita to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jimmie Maxson iii, who picked up 168 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Steven Armbruster, who threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes.
Kenwood's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.6 points per game. As for St. Rita, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
Kenwood came up short against St. Rita in their previous meeting back in September, falling 33-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Rita's Derrick Stewart, who rushed for 143 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. Now that Kenwood knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
