Football Preview: Milby Buffs vs. Lufkin Panthers
The Milby Buffs will head out on the road to challenge the Lufkin Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Milby will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Spring Woods, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Milby put the hurt on Spring Woods with a sharp 51-28 win on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Buffs, who have now won three contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
Michael Hernandez had an outrageously good game as he threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also rushed for 143 yards on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. 91 of Hernandez's passing yards were hauled in by Isaiah Washington, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Milby was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lufkin came tearing into Friday's matchup with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 35-21 victory over the Tornadoes.
Lufkin's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Milby, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
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