Football Preview: Howell Rebels vs. Kingsway Dragons
The Howell Rebels will face off against the Kingsway Dragons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Howell is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Kingsway is facing Howell at the wrong time: Howell suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They had to suffer through a 38-6 loss at the hands of the Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Panthers are ranked 19th).
Meanwhile, Kingsway hadn't done well against Williamstown recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Kingsway breezed by Williamstown to the tune of 35-7. With that win, the Dragons brought their scoring average up to 26.1 points per game.
David Oravetz was the offensive standout of the contest as he rushed for 29 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 109 yards on nine of 13 attempts. Those 29 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Kingsway was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 87.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four games they've averaged 204.
Howell's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Kingsway, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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