After two games on the road, Milton is heading back home. They will welcome the Niceville Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Milton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Milton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of West Florida by a score of 23-20 on Friday.
Despite the loss, Milton got top-tier performance from Bryson Brown, who picked up 184 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown. Brown torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 72 yards. Another player making a difference was Cade Pierce, who threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Niceville's offense rose to the challenge against a Trojans defense that boasted an average of only 11.63 points allowed on Friday. Niceville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 38-35 win over Lincoln. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted since October 6, 2023.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Johnny Lewis Jr and Christian Sims Jr.. Lewis Jr had a great game and rushed for 197 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Sims Jr. was balling out in the loss, throwing for 223 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Niceville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Milton dropped their record down to 0-8 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Niceville, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Milton was dealt a bruising 42-7 loss at the hands of Niceville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Milton, Maddax Fayard (who rushed for 36 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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