The Miller Grove Wolverines will head out on the road to face off against the Columbia Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Miller Grove took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Redan 41-6 at home.
Meanwhile, Columbia can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Thursday. They breezed by South Atlanta on the road to the tune of 56-15. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Hornets are ranked 344th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nishan Hillman was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Those 118 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Columbia's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Roynard Tolbert was especially locked on to South Atlanta's QB and sacked him twice. Tolbert is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 16 games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Columbia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 369 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Miller Grove is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Columbia, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.
Miller Grove was taken down by Columbia 28-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2019. Can Miller Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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