Football Preview: Milano Eagles vs. Somerville Yeguas
The Milano Eagles will be playing at home against the Somerville Yeguas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Milano will head into Friday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 41-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Bartlett on Friday. Milano narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Bartlett 34-31. The high-scoring effort was just what the Eagles needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Gerald Dykes and Eric Walker II. Dykes had a great game and rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Walker II was balling out in the loss, rushing for 161 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
Milano's defensive line made their presence known, laying out Ryder Castro. three times. Leading the way was Troy Montoya with two sacks. He is becoming a predictor of Milano's success: when he posts at least two sacks the team is undefeated (and 1-5 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, Somerville came tearing into Friday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 2-0 shutout. The two-point effort marked the Yeguas' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Somerville's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. 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 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Milano, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 49-34 loss to Somerville in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Milano, Johnny Legg (who rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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