Miller extended their road winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Broderick Taylor. The Miller Buccaneers blew past the Gregory-Portland Wildcats, posting a 62-35 win thanks in part to Taylor, who rushed for 264 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game.
The team also got some help courtesy of Eathan Vela, who picked up 123 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Miller's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
When it comes to explaining why Gregory-Portland lost on Friday, don't look at Reed Dooms. Despite the final result, he rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 164 yards and two touchdowns. Those 132 rushing yards gave Dooms a new career-high. Cody Adame was in the mix too, providing Gregory-Portland with two touchdowns.
Miller has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.2 points per game. As for Gregory-Portland, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Miller will host Ray at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Miller knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Ray likes a good challenge. As for Gregory-Portland, they are taking a road trip to take on King at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gregory-Portland is facing King at the right time seeing as King is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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