The Chavez Titans's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Kennedy Thunderbirds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Chavez hasn't scored more than seven points for eight games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Chavez's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Shafter on Friday. They were beaten by the Generals 56-0. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 905th, while the Generals are ranked 223rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kennedy). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Taft 56-7. The result was nothing new for the Thunderbirds, who have now won four games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Jace Demacabalin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. His rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 12th straight game with at least 119 rushing yards dating back to last season. Naheer Dozer was in the mix too, providing Kennedy with two touchdowns.
Kennedy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in 21 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Kennedy wouldn't let Taft keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Deontre Campos led the way and forced a all by he.
Chavez's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Kennedy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Chavez suffered a grim 42-20 defeat to Kennedy when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Demacabalin, who rushed for 147 yards and four touchdowns. Now that Chavez knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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