Football Recap: Miller Buccaneers vs. Carroll Tigers
Miller won the last time they faced Carroll, and things went their way on Friday too. The Miller Buccaneers breezed by the Carroll Tigers at home to the tune of 59-7. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-0.
Trevor Long continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 310 yards and six touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Broderick Taylor was another key player, rushing for 165 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Miller wouldn't let Carroll keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Miller can thank Christian Torres and Espn Cole for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Carroll's side was Steven Richardson, who made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Miller was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carroll only rushed for 70.
Miller is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Carroll, they moved to 3-4 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Miller will venture away from home to square off against King at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Miller is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Carroll, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withGregory-Portland at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. They will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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