The Howland Tigers will square off against the Hubbard Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Howland might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 41-7 to Poland Seminary, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Hubbard at home against Wilmington on Friday as the team secured a 39-7 win. With the Eagles ahead 32-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Alexander Hackwelder went supernova for Hubbard, throwing for 310 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Braydon Songer was Hackwelder's top target, picking up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Hubbard wouldn't let Wilmington keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Hubbard can thank Rome Odem and Antonio Burkley for forcing both of them. Burkley also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Howland now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Hubbard, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Things could have been worse for Howland, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-14 loss to Hubbard in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hackwelder, who rushed for 50 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 133 yards while completing 83.3% of his passes. Now that Howland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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