Mill Creek and Collins Hill (ranked 85th and 52nd in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile match on Thursday. The Mill Creek Hawks were just a hair shy of victory and fell 13-12 to the Collins Hill Eagles. The Hawks gained 132 more yards on the day, but it was the Eagles that made the best use of them.
Shane Throgmartin threw for 192 yards and a touchdown.
Trey Walker was his top target, picking up 76 receiving yards. On the ground,
Daniel Smith rushed for 98 yards.
A big part of Collins Hill's victory came down to the chemistry between Makyree Cross and his top target Alijah Patillo. Cross threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns while Patillo picked up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Mill Creek's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-2. As for Collins Hill, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mill Creek will head out to challenge Discovery at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mill Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.9 points per game this season. As for Collins Hill, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Dacula at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
