Football Preview: Millbrook Wildcats vs. Knightdale Knights
Millbrook has gone 6-0 against Knightdale recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Millbrook Wildcats will welcome the Knightdale Knights at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Millbrook's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Knightdale has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Millbrook's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Wakefield with a sharp 25-0 victory. Considering the Wildcats have won five matchups by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Brilison Mccullers was his usual excellent self, rushing for 145 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 101.4 rushing yards per game.
Millbrook was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Millbrook's defense and their 6.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Rashad Streets and Breylon Mcculler, who racked up 4.5 sacks between them. Streets is also on a roll when it comes to sacks, as he's now sacked two or more in the last six games he's played.
Meanwhile, a win for Knightdale just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Rolesville, falling 69-7. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 62-0.
Despite the defeat, Knightdale saw an underclassman step up: Jamel Perry threw for 181 yards and a touchdown.
Millbrook's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Knightdale, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Millbrook against Knightdale when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 52-14 win. Will Millbrook repeat their success, or does Knightdale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
