Football Preview: White Deer Bucks vs. Miami Warriors
White Deer and Miami are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The White Deer Bucks will welcome the Miami Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, White Deer slipped by San Jacinto Christian Academy 35-34. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bucks.
Meanwhile, Miami blew past Wildorado, posting a 58-12 win at home.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Miami to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jack Kotara, who rushed for 47 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 76 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Noah Homfeld, who rushed for 57 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Miami was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 214 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Miami's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Micah Hinshaw.
White Deer's victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1. As for Miami, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
White Deer took a serious blow against Miami in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 45-0. Thankfully for White Deer, Haiden Thompson (who rushed for 82 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 129 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes) 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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