Football Preview: Hough Huskies vs. Mallard Creek Mavericks
The Hough Huskies will face off against the Mallard Creek Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hough is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: West Charlotte, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Hough was ranked fifth). Everything went Hough's way against West Charlotte on Thursday as Hough made off with a 40-14 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Huskies sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Ralph (Trey) Blakeney and Jamouri Nichols. Blakeney had a great game and threw for 178 yards and four touchdowns. Meanwhile, Nichols did his best for the losing side, throwing for 171 yards and a touchdown on only 15 passes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mallard Creek). They took their matchup at home on Thursday with ease, bagging a 53-0 win over Harding University. Winning may never get old, but the Mavericks sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Hough's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Mallard Creek, their win bumped their record up to an identical 6-1.
Hough took their victory against Mallard Creek in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 30-6. Will Hough repeat their success, or does Mallard Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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