Football Preview: Roswell Hornets vs. Langston Hughes Panthers
The Roswell Hornets will head out on the road to face off against the Langston Hughes Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Roswell is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 41-31 win over River Ridge.
Trey Smith was his usual excellent self, throwing for 268 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 33 yards. Synkwan Smith handled things on the ground, rushing for 89 yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Roswell's defensive line and their five sacks. Kobby Sakyi-Prah was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 3.5 himself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Meanwhile, Langston Hughes waltzed into their game on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Wildcats 58-35. Considering the Panthers have won ten matches by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Langston Hughes' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Qwantavius Wiggins, who rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and Maurice Gleaton Jr, who rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown. Gleaton Jr really tore up the turf during one magnificent 89-yard run.
Langston Hughes didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Keyawn Spence and Kijohn Braxton.
Langston Hughes pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.9 points per game. As for Roswell, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Roswell has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 210.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Langston Hughes struggles in that department as they've been averaging 228.3. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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