The Miller Rebels are on the road again on Friday to play the Anaheim Colonists at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Miller will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big back in October (they won by 32) but two weeks ago they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Indian Springs out 45-42. The Rebels' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
It was another big night for Ilya Ridge, who rushed for 258 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 101.6 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Jared Brieske, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Meanwhile, Anaheim had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They snuck past the Aztecs with a 34-28 victory.
Jason Garrett had a dynamite game for Anaheim, rushing for 89 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, while also throwing for 128 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Garrett a new career-high in rushing yards. 81 of Garrett's passing yards were hauled in by Armando Torres, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Anaheim was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Miller pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.0 points per game. As for Anaheim, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
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