The Whitehaven Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Houston Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, everything went Whitehaven's way against White Station as Whitehaven made off with a 33-7 win. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Spartans are ranked 139th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Houston put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Cordova at home to the tune of 42-3. Houston's victory was all the more impressive since the Wolves were averaging only 17.25 points allowed on the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Houston to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chandler Day, who threw for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Derrick Miller Jr. was in the mix too, providing Houston with two touchdowns.
Houston's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of De?Angelo Hence and Chase Manning.
The win made it two in a row for Whitehaven and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Houston, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Whitehaven was dealt a bruising 48-14 loss at the hands of Houston in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Whitehaven, Shawne Jones (who picked up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 75 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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