On Friday, Mill Creek faced Buford in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mill Creek Hawks came up short against the Buford Wolves, falling 32-7. Having soared to a lofty 51 points in the game before, the Hawks couldn't push the score so high this time.
Shane Throgmartin threw for 109 yards on ten of 25 attempts.
Carson Hurter was his top target, picking up 28 receiving yards. On the ground,
Daniel Smith rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown.
Dayton Raiola looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 210 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per attempt. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards (16). 175 of Raiola's passing yards were hauled in by Jordan Allen.
Mill Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Buford, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. After each having a week off, Mill Creek and Douglas County will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on November 15th. Douglas County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.4 points per game this season. As for Buford, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against East Coweta at 7:30 p.m. on November 15th.
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