Miller is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Sinton is on a six-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Miller Buccaneers will face off against the Sinton Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Miller took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 56-21 victory over Cuero. The Buccaneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 34 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Broderick Taylor, who rushed 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. Another player making a difference was Eathan Vela, who picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Miller's defense stepped up as well, laying out Jaxxon Marie. eight times. Delson Cavaness was especially locked on to Cuero's QB and sacked him 2.5 times. Cavaness 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. Jayden Vela was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Miller was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Sinton won against Alice two weeks ago with 42 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Sinton enjoyed a cozy 42-27 win over Gregory-Portland. 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 relied on the efforts of Mykha Green, who gained 224 total yards and two touchdowns, and Triston Handson, who rushed for 146 yards and four touchdowns. Green's longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards. Sinton also got help from Jacoby James, who showed off his sure hands for 139 receiving yards.
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.
Miller's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Sinton, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Miller has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 178.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Sinton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 335.2. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Miller didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Sinton in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, but they still walked away with a 34-30 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Sinton's Rene Galvan, who rushed for 227 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 75 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Miller to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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