The Mills University Studies Comets will face off against the Hall Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mills University Studies has six straight wins, Hall has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mills University Studies is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Riverview, posting a 63-7 victory at home. Fans of the Comets have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Mills University Studies found their leader in underclassman Elijah Moody, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 98 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Moody's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 114 rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Rodney Jackson, who rushed for 86 yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Mills University Studies' defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Isiah Chambers and Zion Smith, who racked up five sacks between them. Another thorn in Riverview's side was Darrin Weston, who forced a fumble and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mills University Studies was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 333 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 333 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, a win for Hall just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Heber Springs 50-13.
Mills University Studies' victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Hall, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Mills University Studies was able to grind out a solid win over Hall in their previous meeting back in September of 2020, winning 22-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mills University Studies since the squad 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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