Football Preview: Belmont Charter Tigers vs. West Philadelphia Speedboys
The Belmont Charter Tigers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the West Philadelphia Speedboys at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Belmont Charter took a blow against George Washington, falling 41-12.
Meanwhile, West Philadelphia suffered their closest loss since September 9, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Central by a score of 21-19. Despite 58 more yards than the Lancers, the Speedboys couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
West Philadelphia might have lost, but man, Xavier Howard was a machine: he rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Philadelphia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 233 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Belmont Charter now has a losing record at 2-3. As for West Philadelphia, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Things could have been worse for Belmont Charter, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 20-6 loss to West Philadelphia in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Belmont Charter, Nyeem Shubert (who threw for 142 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 52 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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