Milton has gone 4-0 against Woodstock recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. Milton is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Milton's upcoming game probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: Roswell, who was ranked 65th at the time (Milton was ranked second). Milton took down Roswell 35-20 last Friday.
Milton's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Luke Nickel, who threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt, and also punched in a rushing score. TJ Lester helped Nickel out on the ground, rushing for 132 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Milton's defense and their six sacks. Leading the way was Caleb Bell with 2.5. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.4 total tackles per game. Milton got some further help from Billy Weivoda: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Meanwhile, a win for Woodstock just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 38-17 to Sprayberry. The Wolverines were down 31-3 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Woodstock's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Isaiah Payton, who gained 124 total yards and two touchdowns, and Graham Burmeister, who threw for 217 yards on 21 of 39 attempts.
Milton pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.3 points. As for Woodstock, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Milton has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 168.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Woodstock struggles in that department as they've been averaging 179.7. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Milton against Woodstock in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, as the squad secured a 68-7 win. In that matchup, Milton amassed a halftime lead of 62-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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