Football Preview: Johns Creek Gladiators vs. Milton Eagles
The Johns Creek Gladiators will take on the Milton Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Johns Creek has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 15 straight losses, while Milton will come in with 18 straight victories.
Johns Creek is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Seckinger on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Johns Creek lost 38-14 to Seckinger. While losing is never fun, the Gladiators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 255th, while the Jaguars are ranked 76th).
Meanwhile, Milton's offense rose to the challenge against a Red Elephants defense that boasted an average of only 14.75 points allowed last Friday. Milton strolled past Gainesville with points to spare, taking the game 42-24.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Milton to victory, but perhaps none more so than TJ Lester, who rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Lester is now averaging an impressive 102.6 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Nickel, who threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns.
Johns Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Milton, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Johns Creek was dealt a bruising 29-0 loss at the hands of Milton when the teams last played back in September of 2020. Can Johns Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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