The Collins Hill Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Mill Creek Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Collins Hill is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Buford just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They were beaten by the Wolves 34-3. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Wolves are ranked second).
Meanwhile, Mill Creek waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victors by a 37-17 margin over the Falcons. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Collins Hill better focus on containing Anderson Ragone and Jayde Beasley as the pair were huge in Mill Creek's win. Ragone threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns, while Beasley rushed for 176 yards and one TD while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Mill Creek also got help from Carson Hurter, who showed off his sure hands for 82 receiving yards.
Mill Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hurter and Brooks Green.
Mill Creek's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Collins Hill, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-3.
Collins Hill won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, slipping by Mill Creek 13-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles 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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