The Millbrook Pioneers will challenge the Skyline Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Friday, Millbrook ended up a good deal behind James Wood and lost 54-35. The Pioneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Skyline waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They claimed a resounding 38-7 win over the Falcons.
Millbrook better keep an eye on Zayden Burks. He was instrumental in Skyline's win, rushing for 262 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. Burks is becoming a predictor of the Hawks' success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 0-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Dayshawn Haley, who rushed for 52 yards and one score on only five carries.
Skyline was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 355 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Millbrook now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Skyline, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Millbrook came up short against Skyline in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, falling 23-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Burks, who rushed for 193 yards while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 81 yards and one TD. Now that the Pioneers know 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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