The Howard Tigers will challenge the Wall Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Howard comes in on three and Wall on 11.
Howard is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They snuck past Alcester-Hudson with an 18-12 victory. The score was all tied up 12-12 at the break, but the Tigers were the (much) better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Wall faced Philip in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Eagles blew past the Scotties 56-6. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Wall's win came from a few key players Howard will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jace Mohr, who rushed for 200 yards and four TDs on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 87 yards. Tanner Volmer was another key player, rushing for 80 yards and one score.
Wall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Wall didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Teelan Kjerstad and Mohr. Mohr has been hot recently, having also posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Howard's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Wall, their victory bumped their record up to 11-0.
Howard didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Wall in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, but they still walked away with a 21-17 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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