Football Preview: Howard Wildcats vs. Mount Pleasant Green Knights
The Howard Wildcats's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Mount Pleasant Green Knights at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Howard's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups.
Mount Pleasant's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Saturday: Howard hadn't allowed a single point the last three times they've hit the field. Howard beat Archmere Academy on Saturday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 38-0. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won four games by 34 points or more so far this season.
Howard's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jameson Bryant, who threw for 220 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes. Isaiah Ferrell was in the mix too, providing Howard with two touchdowns.
Howard was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Howard didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Miesh Echecavarria and Jayden Jones. Another thorn in Archmere Academy's side was Levi Madison, who picked up 0.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Mount Pleasant was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Wilmington Friends, falling 38-13.
Howard's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Mount Pleasant, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-4.
Howard took their win against Mount Pleasant in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 48-27. In that match, Howard amassed a halftime lead of 30-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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