Football Preview: Mildred Eagles vs. De Leon Bearcats
The Mildred Eagles are on the road again on Friday to play the De Leon Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mildred is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Rio Vista 56-13. With Mildred ahead 42-6 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Ashton Frye was his usual excellent self, rushing for 62 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making five total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Mildred was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Mildred didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Frye, Wyatt Firth, Trenton Harris, and Ashton Moore picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for De Leon on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Alvord out of the water with a 48-7 final score. The Bearcats pushed the score to 41-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs had no chance of recovering from.
De Leon has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 47.2 points. As for Mildred, their win bumped their record up to 11-0.
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