The Atholton Raiders will venture away from home to square off against the Howard Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Atholton will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points last Friday, then bounced right back against Long Reach on Saturday. The Raiders blew past the Lightning 32-7. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Raiders just coasted through the last quarter.
Landon Lawall
| 10/11/25 vs Long Reach | 137 |
| 09/05/25 vs Carver Vo-Tech | 122 |
| 09/19/25 vs Reservoir | 77 |
| 10/03/25 @ Guilford Park | 31 |
| 09/12/25 @ Wilde Lake | 28 |
Tyler Bell and Darin Smith were among the main playmakers for Atholton as the former threw for 261 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes and the latter rushed for 175 yards and one TD on only 15 carries. Smith really tore up the turf during one magnificent 81-yard run. A healthy portion of Bell's aerial production (137 yards to be exact) went to Landon Lawall, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Atholton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Meanwhile, Howard strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They came out on top against Glenelg by a score of 14-7. Those 14 points were actually the fewest the Lions have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Atholton's record now sits at 4-2. As for Howard, their record is now 6-0.
Atholton came up short against Howard in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 27-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Lions' Darius Moore, who rushed for 210 yards and a pair of scores. Now that the Raiders know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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