There's no place like home for West Florida, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They skirted past the Milton Panthers 23-20. That's more bragging rights for the Jaguars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Xavier Finley was the offensive standout of the match as he rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 14 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Florida was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Milton still got an impressive performance from Bryson Brown, who picked up 184 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown. Brown's longest reception was for an incredible 72 yards. Cade Pierce was another key player, throwing for 209 yards and two touchdowns.
West Florida's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5. As for Milton, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars challenges Pensacola at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Milton, they will challenge Niceville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Milton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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