Gregory-Portland has won three straight games at home, while Miller has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Gregory-Portland Wildcats will host the Miller Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It was a proper cat-fight when Gregory-Portland took on Carroll on Thursday. Gregory-Portland really took it to Carroll for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-7 win. The Wildcats pushed the score to 21-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers had little chance of recovering from.
Reed Dooms continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 389 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown. Brandon Coates was Dooms' top target, picking up 213 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gregory-Portland wouldn't let Carroll keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. Aiden Moreno led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. He has been hot , having also posted six or more total tackles the last five times he's played.
Meanwhile, Miller got themselves on the board against King on Thursday, but King never followed suit. They took their match with ease, bagging a 68-0 victory over the Mustangs. That looming 68-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Buccaneers yet this season.
Miller didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Charles Williams and Josh Garrett. Lamarcus Cullum was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The win got Gregory-Portland back to even at 4-4. As for Miller, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Gregory-Portland against Miller in their previous meeting back in October of 2017, as the squad secured a 48-18 victory. Does Gregory-Portland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Miller turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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