The Erie Red Devils will face off against the Humboldt Cubs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Erie is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a blow against Caney Valley, falling 48-6.
Meanwhile, Humboldt was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Cherryvale 52-14 at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cubs.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Humboldt to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mason Sterling, who rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 56 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Sterling a new career-high in rushing yards. Cole G. Mathes was another key rusher, rushing for 122 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Erie's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Humboldt, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Erie took a serious blow against Humboldt in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, falling 64-0. Thankfully for Erie, Conor Haviland (who rushed for 226 yards and five touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 51 yards and a touchdown) 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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