Football Recap: West Branch Warriors vs. Howland Tigers
West Branch put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Howland Tigers 48-13 on the road. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 20 points or more this season.
Jeremiah Thomas was his usual excellent self, rushing for 243 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 205 yards and five touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Anthony Perry was Thomas' top target, picking up 147 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West Branch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
West Branch's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Howland, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
West Branch will be playing at home against Minerva at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Branch will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Howland, they will head out on the road to take on Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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