The Miami East Vikings are taking a road trip to challenge the Milton-Union Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Miami East will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Miami East is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Lehman Catholic with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 51-32.
Milton-Union not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since October 11, 2024 (when they won 49-0). They claimed a resounding 46-13 win over Troy Christian. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-7.
Milton-Union's win came from a few key players Miami East will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Charlie Lane, who rushed for 110 yards and one score on only 12 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 110 rushing yards. Seth Lowry also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Milton-Union was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Milton-Union didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Michael Brady, Lowry, Jaxon Strickland, and Lane picked up one apiece.
Miami East pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 35.3 points this season. As for Milton-Union, they picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 2-5.
Miami East beat Milton-Union 14-6 in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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