Tivy and Miller squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Tivy had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a 66-28 loss at the hands of the Miller Buccaneers. While losing is never fun, the Antlers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 433rd, while the Buccaneers are ranked 126th).
Several Antlers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Peyton Bailey, who threw for 139 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 50 yards. Tivy also got help from President Calamaco, who showed off his sure hands for 88 receiving yards.
Broderick Taylor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Miller, rushing for 239 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 carries. Taylor's longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards. Trevor Long was another key player, throwing for 294 yards and four touchdowns.
Tivy is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-5. As for Miller, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
Tivy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Miller, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Pioneer, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Miller's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six games.
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