It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Milford can now relate to. They came up short against the Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays on Friday, falling 39-16. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Bluejays are ranked eighth).
Cael Smith was his usual excellent self, rushing for 118 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also picking up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown for Ashland-Greenwood. With that strong performance, Smith is now averaging an impressive 100.6 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Derek Tonjes, who threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns.
Milford has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-4 record this season. As for Ashland-Greenwood, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Milford does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ashland-Greenwood, they will challenge Auburn on Friday. Ashland-Greenwood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.6 points per game this season.
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