Football Preview: Howard Tech Hustlin' Tigers vs. Sequoyah Chiefs
The Howard Tech Hustlin' Tigers will face off against the Sequoyah Chiefs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Howard Tech will be strutting in after a victory while Sequoyah will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with ten defeats in a row dating back to last season, Howard Tech finally turned things around against RePublic last Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 30-0 win over RePublic. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Hustlin' Tigers have posted since September 1, 2023.
Derrick L Choice was a one-man wrecking crew for Howard Tech as he rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave L Choice a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Sequoyah was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They were dealt a 35-0 defeat at the hands of Soddy Daisy. While losing is never fun, the Chiefs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 318th, while the Trojans are ranked 150th).
Howard Tech's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Sequoyah, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Howard Tech suffered a grim 31-6 defeat to Sequoyah when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sequoyah's Aaron Hunt, who threw for 91 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 81 yards. Now that Howard Tech knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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