Football Preview: Caravel Buccaneers vs. Howard Wildcats
Caravel has gone 3-0 against Howard recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Caravel Buccaneers will challenge the Howard Wildcats. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Caravel sitting on 25 straight wins dating back to last season and Howard on nine.
Caravel is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 35-0 victory over Woodbridge. Fans of the Buccaneers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, Howard faced Red Lion Christian Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Everything went Howard's way against Red Lion Christian Academy as Howard made off with a 40-14 win. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won seven contests by 26 points or more so far this season.
Howard's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Korey Manley, who picked up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Another signal caller making a difference was Jameson Bryant, who threw for 106 yards and two touchdowns.
Howard didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Willie Williams and Dafeer Portis. Portis also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Howard got some further help from Amir Maddrey: he picked up two sacks and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Howard was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Howard's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.2 points per game. As for Caravel, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
Everything came up roses for Caravel against Howard when the teams last played back in September, as the team secured a 34-0 victory. Will Caravel repeat their success, or does Howard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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