Football Preview: Miller Buccaneers vs. Sinton Pirates
Miller has won nine straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Sinton has won nine straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Miller Buccaneers will face off against the Sinton Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Miller on the road against Cuero as the squad secured a 56-21 victory. Considering the Buccaneers have won three contests by more than 33 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Broderick Taylor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 235 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. Another player making a difference was Eathan Vela, who picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Miller's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. Delson Cavaness was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 2.5himself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last 16 games he's played dating back to last season. Jayden Vela was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Miller was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Sinton won against Alice two weeks ago with 42 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Sinton enjoyed a cozy 42-27 win over Gregory-Portland. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Wildcats are ranked 675th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mykha Green and Triston Handson were among the main playmakers for Sinton as the former gained 224 total yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 146 yards and four touchdowns. Green's longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards. Sinton also got help from Jacoby James, who showed off his sure hands for 139 receiving yards.
Sinton wouldn't let Gregory-Portland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Qwincy Rhines was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Miller's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Sinton, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Miller has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 178.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Sinton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 335.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Miller didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Sinton in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, but they still walked away with a 34-30 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Sinton's Rene Galvan, who rushed for 227 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 75 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Miller to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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