Football Preview: Hubbard Eagles vs. Howland Tigers
The Hubbard Eagles will head out to take on the Howland Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hubbard will be strutting in after a victory while Howland will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Hubbard was fully in charge, breezing past Wilmington 39-7 at home. The Eagles pushed the score to 39-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Greyhounds cut but never quite recovered from.
Alexander Hackwelder was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 310 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Braydon Songer was Hackwelder's top target, picking up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Hubbard wouldn't let Wilmington keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Hubbard can thank Rome Odem and Antonio Burkley for forcing both of them. Burkley also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Howland was beaten by Poland Seminary 41-7 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 404th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 157th).
The win made it two in a row for Hubbard and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Howland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Hubbard strolled past Howland in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hubbard since the squad 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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