Mill Creek has gone 9-1 against Mountain View recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. Mill Creek is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Mill Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: North Gwinnett, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Mill Creek was ranked 11th). Mill Creek fell just short of North Gwinnett by a score of 37-34 last Friday. The Hawks' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Despite the defeat, Mill Creek had strong showings from Daniel Smith, who rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown, and Gabe Hatchell-Van Drie, who rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. The dominant performance gave Hatchell-Van Drie a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Mill Creek 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 193 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Mill Creek wouldn't let North Gwinnett keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Tycen Murphy, Connor Faber, and Luke Metz picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Mountain View was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They had to suffer through a 41-7 loss at the hands of Peachtree Ridge. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Lions are ranked 74th).
Having lost for the first time this season, Mill Creek fell to 3-1. As for Mountain View, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Mill Creek has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 238.2 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Mountain View, though, as they've been averaging only 69.3. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything went Mill Creek's way against Mountain View in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 as Mill Creek made off with a 33-7 victory. In that match, Mill Creek amassed a halftime lead of 33-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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