Football Preview: Piedmont Highlanders vs. Washington Huskies
Piedmont has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Washington Huskies at 7:00 p.m. Piedmont knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Washington likes a good challenge.
Piedmont's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Thursday, when they got past Irvington's usually-dominant defense. Piedmont really took it to Irvington for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-7 win on the road. Considering the Highlanders have won six games by more than 20 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Markos Lagios continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 272 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes, while also rushing for 39 yards and a touchdown. Xavier Henderson was another key player, picking up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Piedmont didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Miles Silver, Miguel Long, and Brandon Dicke picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Washington hadn't done well against Kennedy recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Washington snuck past Kennedy with a 12-7 victory.
Piedmont's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Washington, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Piedmont ended up a good deal behind Washington in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, losing 33-14. Thankfully for Piedmont, Richard Ereno (who rushed for 116 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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