Football Preview: Howard Eagles vs. Kenston Forest Kavaliers
The Howard Eagles's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Kenston Forest Kavaliers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Howard's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four games.
Howard is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Halifax Academy, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Howard was ranked ninth). Howard pulled ahead with a 50-49 photo finish over Halifax Academy on Friday.
Meanwhile, a victory for Kenston Forest just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Brunswick Academy, falling 54-34. The Kavaliers haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Kenston Forest might have lost, but man, Zain Queen was a machine: he rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. With that strong performance, Queen is now averaging an impressive 104.8 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, Kenston Forest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Howard pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Kenston Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
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