Milford has gone 3-0 against Delta recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Milford Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Delta Rabbits at 7:00 p.m. Milford's defense has only allowed 6.3 points per game this season, so Delta's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Milford's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They strolled past Enterprise with points to spare, taking the game 19-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Milford wouldn't let Enterprise keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Toby Laorange was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Delta waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Red Devils 41-0 at home. The Rabbits might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 25 points or more this season.
Delta relied on the efforts of Jett Rawlinson, who rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and Hunt Robinson, who rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Robinson is becoming a predictor of Delta's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
Delta's defense stepped up as well, laying out Austin Paris. six times. Leading the way was Tucker Nielson with two sacks. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Another thorn in Grand County's side was Alex Walker, who picked up a sack and made 19 total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Delta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Milford's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Delta, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Milford has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 350.6 total yards per game. However, it's not like Delta struggles in that department as they've been averaging 376.1. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Milford didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Delta in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 26-20 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Robinson, who threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Milford still be able to contain Robinson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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