The Mill Creek Hawks will venture away from home to face off against the Buford Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Mill Creek sitting on five straight wins and Buford on nine.
Mill Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Discovery 51-6. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Titans are ranked 375th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Mill Creek came from Caden Lowe, Jayde Beasley, Carson Hurter, William Backus, Julian Alvarez, Dominic Miller, and Braxton Rembert.
Mill Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Brooks Green.
Meanwhile, Buford took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-7 victory over Mountain View. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Wolves just coasted through the last quarter.
A big part of Buford's win came down to the chemistry between Dayton Raiola and his top target Torre Costin. Raiola threw for 129 yards and one TD while Costin rushed for 49 yards and one score. The dominant performance also gave Raiola a new career-high in rushing yards (28).
Buford's victory bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Mill Creek, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided on the ground. Mill Creek has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 175.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Buford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 207.9 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's game turns into a tough fight on the ground.
Mill Creek suffered a grim 32-7 defeat to Buford in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. Can the Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
