Delta hasn't had much luck against Milford recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Delta Rabbits will take on the Milford Tigers at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Delta's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups.
Delta's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 41-0 win over Grand County at home. Considering the Rabbits have won four matches by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Delta's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jett Rawlinson, who rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and Hunt Robinson, who rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The dominant performance gave Robinson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Delta's defense stepped up as well, laying out Austin Paris. six times. Grand County's QB won't forget Tucker Nielson anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Nielson also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Alex Walker was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 19 total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Delta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Milford strolled past Enterprise with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 19-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Milford wouldn't let Enterprise keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Toby Laorange was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Delta now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Milford, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Delta has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 376.1 total yards per game. However, it's not like Milford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 350.6. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Delta came up short against Milford in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 26-20. Can Delta avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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