An exciting North v. South battle is about to be fought. The Millard North Mustangs's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Millard South Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Millard North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.6 points per game this season.
Millard North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 10-3 win over Lincoln Southeast.
Colin Bogacz had a dynamite game for Millard North, rushing for 98 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. That's the most rushing yards Bogacz has posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Millard South entered their tilt with Papillion-LaVista South on Friday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They really took it to the Titans for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-19 victory. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won eight matchups by 35 points or more so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Gabe Prucha and Derek Jones. Prucha had a great game and gained 112 total yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Jones did his best for the losing side, rushing for 45 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown.
Millard South pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.4 points per game. As for Millard North, their record is now 6-4.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Millard North has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 173.1 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Millard South has preferred to attack from the air: they average 307 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Millard North was dealt a bruising 63-21 defeat at the hands of Millard South in their previous meeting back in September. Can Millard North avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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