Woodbridge and Howard are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2016, but not for long. The Woodbridge Raiders will be playing at home against the Howard Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Woodbridge will be strutting in after a win while Howard will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, Woodbridge was fully in charge, breezing past Glasgow 49-14 at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-6.
Among those leading the charge was Tyler Eley, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Ji'Kare Banks got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Woodbridge's defense stepped up as well, laying out Daymen Jones-Kiney. four times. The heavy lifting was done by Marquel Clark and King Peden who racked up all four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Howard faced Caravel in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Howard was dealt a 34-0 loss at the hands of Caravel. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Buccaneers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Woodbridge's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Howard, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Woodbridge took a serious blow against Howard when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 60-22. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Woodbridge was down 48-22.
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