The Buford Wolves will head out to face off against the Mill Creek Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mill Creek is hoping to do what Mountain View couldn't on Friday: put an end to Buford's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Buford simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Mountain View 49-7. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked third, while the Bears are ranked 198th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after only 12 points in their last game, Mill Creek made sure to put some points up on the board against Discovery last Friday. Mill Creek blew past Discovery 51-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Hawks just coasted through the last quarter.
Shane Throgmartin went supernova for Mill Creek, throwing for 156 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punching in a rushing score. Daniel Smith helped Throgmartin out on the ground, rushing for 63 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Mill Creek's defense and their six sacks. Discovery's QB won't forget Devin Ancrum anytime soon given he sacked him three times.
Buford pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Mill Creek, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Buford came up short against Mill Creek in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 31-24. Can Buford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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