The Howard Huskies will square off against the Westside Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Howard has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight defeats, while Westside will come in with five straight victories.
Howard lost 51-28 to Aquinas on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 361st, while the Fightin' Irish are ranked 143rd).
Meanwhile, Westside didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Aquinas last Friday, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win.
The critical scores for Westside came from Joshua Crawford and Tamari Curry.
Westside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Aquinas only rushed for 108.
Westside didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Crawford and De'Antre Charles. Crawford also rushed for 65 rushing yards, marking his first of the season.
Westside's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Howard, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Howard might still be hurting after the 27-3 defeat they got from Westside in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. Thankfully for the Huskies, Jeanarion Kamga (who rushed for 154 yards and two TDs) 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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