Cross Creek is 0-4 against Harlem since October of 2020 but things could change on Thursday. The Cross Creek Razorbacks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Harlem Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m.
Cross Creek is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game last Friday. They were dealt a 42-6 loss at the hands of Howard.
Even if they lost, Cross Creek's defensive line still kept up the pressure with six sacks. Howard's QB won't forget Nasan Houston anytime soon given he sacked him five times. With that strong performance, Houston is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Harlem on Friday. They strolled past Howard with points to spare, taking the game 32-13. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Huskies are ranked 245th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cross Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Harlem, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Cross Creek was taken down by Harlem 43-6 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cross Creek was down 43-0.
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