Football Preview: Somerville Yeguas vs. Milano Eagles
The Somerville Yeguas will square off against the Milano Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Somerville is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
Somerville is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest victory since October 13, 2023 on Friday. They never let McDade onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. The two-point effort marked the Yeguas' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Milano never got on the board in their matchup two weeks ago, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Bartlett last Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Bulldogs 34-31.
Milano's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gerald Dykes, who rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns. Milano is 2-1 when Dykes posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise. Milano also got a significant boost from Dylan Magee, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 115 yards.
Milano's defensive line stepped up as well, laying out Ryder Castro. three times. Troy Montoya was especially locked on to Bartlett's QB and sacked him twice.
Somerville pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.0 points per game. As for Milano, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season.
Somerville strolled past Milano in their previous meeting back in September of 2021 by a score of 49-34. Does Somerville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Milano turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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