Harlem has gone a perfect 5-0 against Cross Creek recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Bulldogs will welcome the Razorbacks at 7:30 p.m. Harlem's defense has only allowed 12.6 points per game this season, so Cross Creek's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Harlem will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against Howard on Friday. The Bulldogs took down the Huskies 32-14. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Huskies are ranked 319th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Finn Martin
| 10/24/25 @ Howard | 97 |
| 08/22/25 @ Washington-Wilkes | 73 |
| 09/12/25 @ Baldwin | 61 |
| 10/03/25 vs Hephzibah | 38 |
| 10/10/25 @ Aquinas | 29 |
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Malik Tyler and Finn Martin. Tyler rushed for 131 yards and one score on only 11 carries while Martin rushed for 97 yards and a pair of TDs. Those 97 rushing yards gave Martin a new career-high.
Harlem was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Howard only rushed for 87.
Meanwhile, Cross Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They were outmatched by Howard and fell 40-0.
Harlem is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Cross Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything came up roses for Harlem against Cross Creek in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 46-13 win. In that matchup, the Bulldogs amassed a halftime lead of 31-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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