Football Preview: Milton Eagles vs. St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions
The Milton Eagles will square off against the St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Pius X Catholic is hoping to do what Marist couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Milton's winning streak, which now stands at ten games. Milton breezed by Marist to the tune of 35-6. The Eagles pushed the score to 28-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the War Eagles had little chance of recovering from.
Among those leading the charge was Audrey Jensen, who threw for 175 yards and three touchdowns. Emerson Rico also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Milton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Alana Calhoun and Carson McElroy.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X Catholic had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against Richmond Hill on Thursday as St. Pius X Catholic made off with a 20-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Lions.
St. Pius X Catholic pushed their record up to 19-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.3 points. As for Milton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
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