Football Preview: Mildred Eagles vs. Frankston Indians
Mildred has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. After each having a week off, they and the Frankston Indians will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 a.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Mildred's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Moody 40-0 on the road. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
A big part of Mildred's victory came down to the chemistry between Luke McKendree and his top target Ashton Frye. McKendree threw for 130 yards and three touchdowns while Frye gained 115 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mildred was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Mildred wouldn't let Moody keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mildred can thank Barron Tatum and William Irvine for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Frankston). They took their matchup on the road last Friday with ease, bagging a 61-0 win over Groveton. Frankston pushed the score to 54-0 by the end of the third, a deficit Groveton had no chance of recovering from.
Mildred's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Frankston, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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