After each having a week off, the Wilkinson County Warriors and the Miller County Pirates will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Miller County is hoping to do what Twiggs County couldn't two weeks ago: put an end to Wilkinson County's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Wilkinson County breezed by Twiggs County to the tune of 40-0. The matchup marked the Warriors' most dominant win of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Miller County). They took their contest two weeks ago with ease, bagging a 54-6 victory over Randolph-Clay. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-0.
Miller County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jp Powell, who rushed for 75 yards on only seven carries, and also threw for 64 yards and two touchdowns. Jamarion Shephard was Powell's top target, picking up 64 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 36 yards.
Miller County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 181 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Miller County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Dontravious Burr, Stanley Shephard, and Jimmy Mcentyre picked up one apiece.
Miller County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.8 points per game. As for Wilkinson County, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
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