Football Preview: Milford Buccaneers vs. William Penn Colonials
The Milford Buccaneers will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the William Penn Colonials at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Milford is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Mount Pleasant. Milford took down Mount Pleasant 20-6 last Friday.
Meanwhile, William Penn had to endure an eight-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 15-6 win over Penn Wood on Saturday. Given the Colonials' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 22nd in Delaware, while the Patriots are ranked 264th in Pennsylvania), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Mark Moore, who picked up 59 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 33 yards. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making two total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
William Penn's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Mekhi Gaiters was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. Another thorn in Penn Wood's side was Samari Hampton, who made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
Milford was dealt a bruising 41-7 loss at the hands of William Penn in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of William Penn's Josiah Everett, who threw for 272 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Now that Milford knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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