Sinton hasn't had much luck against Miller recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Sinton Pirates are taking a road trip to square off against the Miller Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. Sinton is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
If Sinton beats Miller with 42 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Sinton strolled past Gregory-Portland with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 42-27. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Wildcats are ranked 675th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sinton can attribute much of their success to Mykha Green, who gained 224 total yards and two touchdowns, and Triston Handson, who rushed for 146 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Green a new career-high in rushing yards. Jacoby James also helped out with an impressive 139 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sinton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 320 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 285 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Sinton wouldn't let Gregory-Portland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Qwincy Rhines was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Miller on the road against Cuero on Friday as the team secured a 56-21 victory. The result was nothing new for the Buccaneers, who have now won three matches by 34 points or more so far this season.
Broderick Taylor was his usual excellent self, rushing for 235 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Eathan Vela, who picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Miller's defense and their eight sacks. Delson Cavaness was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 2.5himself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last 16 games he's played dating back to last season. Miller got some further help from Jayden Vela: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Sinton's record is now 4-0. As for Miller, their record is now 3-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Sinton has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 335.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Miller struggles in that department as they've been averaging 178.5. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Sinton came up short against Miller in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, falling 34-30. Thankfully for Sinton, Jaedyn Brown (who threw for 197 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 54 yards) 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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