Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Aquinas). They secured a 43-39 W over the Howard Huskies on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fightin' Irish.
Aquinas' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Eli Hutchinson, who rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Hutchinson a new career-high in rushing yards. Aquinas also got help from Jack Rhodes, who showed off his sure hands for 130 receiving yards.
Aquinas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Aquinas' defensive line made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Jaden Wuerth was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sacks himself.
Aquinas now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Howard, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5.
Aquinas will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Cross Creek at 7:30 p.m. Aquinas is facing Cross Creek at the right time seeing as Cross Creek is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Howard, they will head out on the road to face off against Westside at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Westside's defense has only allowed 14.1 points per game this season, so Howard's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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