After two games on the road, Houston is heading back home. They will welcome the Cordova Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Houston's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Houston is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Germantown, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Houston was ranked third). Houston managed a 36-30 victory over Germantown on Friday.
Chandler Day went supernova for Houston, throwing for 271 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 92 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Derrick Miller Jr. was Day's top target, picking up 221 receiving yards and a touchdown.
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 Ladeadrick James and Khori Faulkner. Faulkner is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made nine or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 49 points the game before, Cordova was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 13-12 to White Station. The loss was the Wolves' first of the season.
Houston pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Cordova, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Houston against Cordova in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 42-13 victory. In that contest, Houston amassed a halftime lead of 42-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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