Howard was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 43-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Aquinas Fightin' Irish. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (36), the Huskies still had to take the loss.
Aquinas got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Eli Hutchinson out in front 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. Jim Franklin was another key signal caller, throwing for 268 yards and two touchdowns.
Howard now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Aquinas, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-4.
Howard will head out to face off against Westside at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Westside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.4 points per game this season. As for Aquinas, they will square off against Cross Creek at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Cross Creek is coming into the game with four straight losses on the road, meaning Aquinas will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.
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