The Marshall Mavericks will face off against the Huntsville Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Huntsville will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Marshall extended their winning streak to four on Friday. The Mavericks blew past Whitehouse 49-7. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 29-0.
Denijh Montgomery
| 11/07/25 vs Whitehouse | 4 |
| 10/31/25 @ Hallsville | 2 |
| 10/17/25 @ Jacksonville | 2 |
| 08/29/25 @ Tyler | 2 |
| 09/19/25 vs Palestine | 1 |
Marshall's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Denijh Montgomery, who rushed for 78 yards and four scores on only ten carries. Those four rushing touchdowns gave Montgomery a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alton Henderson, who threw for 195 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Marshall's run defense was locked in: Whitehouse could only muster three yards per carry. The team can thank Blanton Hale for the heroic effort on defense: he. Marshall didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.1.
Marshall's defense also made the game a nightmare for Austin Holmes, racking up 19 sacks. Brandon Richardson and Da'Vaughn Tucker were the leaders of the group effort as each produced four apiece. Joel Shepard has been hot for a while, having also posted six or more total tackles the last nine times he's played.
Huntsville not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since September 5th (when they won 58-0). Their defense stepped up to hand Splendora a 47-0 shutout. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Hornets just coasted through the last quarter.
Marshall better focus on containing Traeshawn Brown and Luther Joiner III as the pair were huge in Huntsville's win. Brown rushed for 125 yards and two TDs on only nine carries, while Joiner III rushed for 41 yards and three scores. Brown has become a key player for Huntsville: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Marshall's record now sits at 8-2. As for Huntsville, their record is now 6-4.
Marshall might still be hurting after the 35-12 defeat they got from Huntsville in their previous matchup back in November of 2019. Can the Mavericks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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