Football Preview: Howard Wildcats vs. Lake Forest Spartans
The Howard Wildcats will challenge the Lake Forest Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Howard will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Howard is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Woodbridge, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Howard was ranked 18th). Howard and Woodbridge were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Howard suffered a 21-20 defeat.
Meanwhile, Lake Forest scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Cape Henlopen by a score of 34-32. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though they lost, Lake Forest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Howard's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Lake Forest, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Howard was able to grind out a solid win over Lake Forest in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 38-30. Will Howard repeat their success, or does Lake Forest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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