Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Howe). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the S & S Consolidated Rams 56-14 on the road. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Bulldogs with their most commanding win of the season.
Howe's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Rylan Strong led the charge by throwing for 200 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 111 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Strong's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Riken Cross was Strong's top target, picking up 153 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Howe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 367 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Howe wouldn't let S & S Consolidated keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Howe can thank Kendall O'Brien and Alex Mejia for forcing both of them.
Despite the loss, S & S Consolidated still got an impressive performance from Hunter Courville, who rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 84 yards and a touchdown.
Howe's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-2. As for S & S Consolidated, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Howe will be playing in front of their home fans against Leonard at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Leonard will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Howe surely won't give up without a fight. As for S & S Consolidated, they are taking a road trip to challenge Blue Ridge at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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