T.R. Miller is 7-2 against W.S. Neal since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The T.R. Miller Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the W.S. Neal Eagles at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in T.R. Miller's favor is that they have now posted big point totals in their last four games.
T.R. Miller missed an extra point against St. Michael Catholic on Friday and it came back to haunt them. T.R. Miller and St. Michael Catholic were almost perfectly matched up, but T.R. Miller suffered an agonizing 55-54 loss. Despite running the score up even higher than they did two weeks ago (42), T.R. Miller still had to take the loss.
T.R. Miller's defeat came about despite a quality game from Takyi Askew, who rushed for 144 yards and four touchdowns. Askew was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 51 yards. Another player making a difference was Nathan Commander, who threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Meanwhile, even though Excel scored an imposing 39 points on Friday, W.S. Neal still came out on top. W.S. Neal took their match against Excel 46-39.
T.R. Miller's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for W.S. Neal, their victory was their third straight at home, bumping their overall record up to 7-2.
Everything came up roses for T.R. Miller against W.S. Neal when the teams last played back in October of 2022 as the team secured a 29-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for T.R. Miller since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
