Football Preview: Milton Panthers vs. Tate Aggies
The Milton Panthers will challenge the Tate Aggies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Milton has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Tate will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Friday, Milton was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 12-7 to Booker T. Washington.
Meanwhile, Tate didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Pensacola on Friday, but they still walked away with a 27-22 victory. Given the Aggies' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Tigers are ranked 305th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Demorion Clay Jr went supernova for Tate, rushing for 136 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another player making a difference was Taite Davis, who threw for 91 yards and two touchdowns.
Milton's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Tate, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Milton was taken down by Tate 45-7 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Davis, who threw for 165 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes. Now that Milton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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