After two games on the road, Mill Creek is heading back home. They will challenge the Buford Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mill Creek's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They claimed a resounding 51-0 win over Discovery. The matchup marked the Hawks' most dominant victory of the season.
Shane Throgmartin was a one-man wrecking crew for Mill Creek as he threw for 156 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Daniel Smith helped Throgmartin out on the ground, rushing for 63 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Mill Creek's defense and their six sacks. Devin Ancrum was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself.
Meanwhile, Buford entered their tilt with Mountain View on Friday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They breezed by the Bears to the tune of 49-7. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked third, while the Bears are ranked 198th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mill Creek is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Buford, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Mill Creek was able to grind out a solid victory over Buford in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 31-24. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Buford's Dylan Raiola, who threw for 293 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Mill Creek to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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