Milford has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to face off against the Kanab Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Milford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.6 points per game this season.
Milford is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Beaver on Friday. Milford and Beaver were almost perfectly matched up, but Milford suffered a 28-27 loss. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Beavers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Milford had strong showings from Kielen Tsosie, who rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown, and Colton Barnes, who gained 64 total yards and a touchdown. What's more, Barnes also racked up 15 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023. Boston Sullivan made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Meanwhile, Kanab entered their tilt with Duchesne on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They strolled past the Eagles with points to spare, taking the game 36-20.
Kanab got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Hayden Gubler out in front who rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 56 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 97 yards. Preston Brown was another key player, rushing for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Kanab was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 377 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 308 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Kanab didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kash Kabonic and Cooper Anderson.
The loss snapped Milford's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-2 record. As for Kanab, their record now sits at 6-3.
Milford came up short against Kanab in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 28-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kanab's Rider Allen, who rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Milford knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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