The Lanier Longhorns will face off against the Milton Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lanier is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Chattahoochee to the tune of 47-0 on Friday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Longhorns' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Cougars are ranked 357th).
Meanwhile, Milton waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They really took it to the Jaguars for the full four quarters, racking up a 34-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won three matchups by 25 points or more so far this season.
Milton's win came from a few key players Lanier will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Bentley Hickman, who rushed for 61 yards and a pair of scores. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Halevi, who threw for 202 yards and one touchdown on only 16 passes.
Milton's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Lanier, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Lanier was dealt a bruising 49-7 defeat at the hands of Milton when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Longhorns, Luke Nickel (who threw for 218 yards and four TDs while completing 89.5% of his passes) 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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