It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Milford Mill Academy can now relate to. They took a 24-16 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Huntingtown Hurricanes on Friday. The Millers gained 56 more yards on the day, but it was the Hurricanes that made the best use of them.
Despite the loss, Milford Mill Academy still got an impressive performance from Damon Ferguson Jr., who rushed for 202 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. Ferguson Jr. really tore up the turf during one magnificent 85-yard run. Derrell Pierson also helped out with an impressive 95 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Milford Mill Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Brody Whittington had a dynamite game for Huntingtown, rushing for 250 yards and a touchdown while picking up 13.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Whittington a new career-high in rushing yards.
Milford Mill Academy's loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-2. As for Huntingtown, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Milford Mill Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Huntingtown, they will face off against Decatur at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Decatur sitting on 13 straight victories and Huntingtown on six.
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