Football Preview: Gainesville Red Elephants vs. Milton Eagles
Gainesville is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Milton is on a eight-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Gainesville Red Elephants will host the Milton Eagles at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Gainesville's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Seckinger 41-0 at home. Given the Red Elephants' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Jaguars are ranked 68th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Milton was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Lanier 49-7 on the road. With the Eagles ahead 28-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in TJ Lester and Tojuan Peyton Jr.. Lester had a great game and rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Meanwhile, Peyton Jr. did his best for the losing side, rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown.
Gainesville's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Milton, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
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