Woodstock hasn't had much luck against Milton recently, but that could start to change on Friday. After each having a week off, both will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. Woodstock is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.3 points per game this season.
Woodstock is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Sprayberry last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Woodstock lost 38-17 to Sprayberry. While the Wolverines had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Yellow Jackets 14-7.
Despite the loss, Woodstock had strong showings from Isaiah Payton, who gained 124 total yards and two touchdowns, and Graham Burmeister, who threw for 217 yards on 21 of 39 attempts.
Meanwhile, Milton put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Roswell 35-20. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' national football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Hornets are ranked 65th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Milton got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Luke Nickel out in front who threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt, and also punched in a rushing score. A healthy portion of Nickel's aerial production (102 yards to be exact) went to Tristen Payne, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Milton's defense and their six sacks. Roswell's QB won't forget Caleb Bell anytime soon given he sacked him 2.5 times. With that strong performance, Bell is now averaging an impressive 5.4 total tackles per game. Milton got some further help from Billy Weivoda: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Milton pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.7 points per game. As for Woodstock, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
Friday's match will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Payton and TJ Lester. Payton just won't slow down this season and has averaged 37 receiving yards per game. Lester has been a dominant force too and has run in 17 touchdowns while averaging 103.7 rushing yards per game.
Woodstock was dealt a bruising 68-7 loss at the hands of Milton in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Woodstock, Jordan Mcdonald (who rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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