Football Preview: Howard Wildcats vs. Newark Yellowjackets
Howard is 3-0 against Newark since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Howard Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Newark Yellowjackets at 3:30 p.m. Howard will be strutting in after a win while Newark will be coming in after a defeat.
Howard is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 48-14 victory over Wilmington Friends at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Xavier Grier was a one-man wrecking crew for Howard as he rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Grier a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Jameson Bryant, who rushed for 37 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Howard was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 397 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Howard wouldn't let Wilmington Friends keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Willie Williams was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Newark was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a hard 32-14 fall against Mount Pleasant. While the Yellowjackets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Green Knights 7-0 in the first quarter.
Howard's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Newark, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Howard didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Newark in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with an 8-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Howard since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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