Football Preview: Milton Black Panthers vs. Southern Columbia Area Tigers
After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Milton is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Southern Columbia Area Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Milton's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Montoursville on Friday. They lost 20-0 to the Warriors. The Black Panthers haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, while Southern Columbia Area put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Loyalsock Township. Southern Columbia Area breezed by Loyalsock Township at home to the tune of 47-0. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Lancers are ranked 185th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Milton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Southern Columbia Area, they pushed their record up to 1-1 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Milton was taken down by Southern Columbia Area 75-28 in their previous meeting back in September of 2017. Thankfully for Milton, Gaige Garcia (who rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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