Milton-Union is 10-0 against Northridge since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Milton-Union Bulldogs will challenge the Northridge Polar Bears at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Milton-Union's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 49-0 victory over Bethel. Winning may never get old, but the Bulldogs sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Seth Lowry was a one-man wrecking crew for Milton-Union as he rushed for 94 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, and also caught a touchdown. Another rusher making a difference was Payton Mayfield, who gained 167 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Milton-Union was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
One reason for the win was Milton-Union's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Simon Zank was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northridge). They breezed by Troy Christian on the road to the tune of 68-7 on Friday. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 44-0.
Milton-Union has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Northridge, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3.
Milton-Union barely slipped by Northridge when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 21-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Milton-Union 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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