The Westside Patriots are taking a road trip to face off against the Howard Huskies at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Westside has five straight victories, Howard has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Westside didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Aquinas, 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 put up 65 rushing yards, which were his first of the season.
Meanwhile, 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).
Howard's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Westside, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Westside took their win against Howard when the teams last played back in November of 2024 by a conclusive 27-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots 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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