Football Preview: Miami East Vikings vs. Milton-Union Bulldogs
The Miami East Vikings will take on the Milton-Union Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Miami East's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests.
If Miami East beats Milton-Union with 42 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Miami East claimed a resounding 42-14 victory over Covington. Considering the Vikings have won five matchups by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Milton-Union, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 28-14 win over Riverside on Friday.
It was another big night for Charlie Lane, who rushed for 165 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 48 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Milton-Union was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Miami East's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Milton-Union, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Miami East lost to Milton-Union at home by a decisive 32-14 margin when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Milton-Union's Payton Mayfield, who rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also picked up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Miami East knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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