Randolph-Clay is 1-9 against Miller County since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Randolph-Clay Red Devils will venture away from home to face off against the Miller County Pirates at 7:30 p.m.
Randolph-Clay is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 38 points on October 11th, they were much more limited against Seminole County on Friday. The match between them and the Indians wasn't particularly close, with Randolph-Clay falling 22-6.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Miller County). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Pelham 49-21. Considering the Pirates have won six contests by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Miller County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jp Powell, who rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 90 yards and a touchdown on only five passes. That's the most rushing yards Powell has posted since back in August. Jamarion Shephard was Powell's top target, rushing for 60 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown.
Miller County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Randolph-Clay's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Miller County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Randolph-Clay was able to grind out a solid victory over Miller County when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 14-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Randolph-Clay since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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