After each having a week off, the Miller County Pirates and the Wilkinson County Warriors will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Miller County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Randolph-Clay for the full four quarters, racking up a 54-6 victory. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Pirates had established a 47 point advantage.
Miller County's win two weeks ago was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jp Powell, who rushed for 75 yards on only seven carries, and also threw for 64 yards and two touchdowns. Jamarion Shephard was Powell's top target, picking up 64 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 36 yards.
Miller County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 181 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Miller County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Dontravious Burr, Stanley Shephard, and Jimmy Mcentyre picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, while Wilkinson County put up plenty of points two weeks ago, the same can't be said for Twiggs County. Wilkinson County claimed a resounding 40-0 win over Twiggs County. That 40 point margin sets a new team best for the Warriors this season.
Miller County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.8 points. As for Wilkinson County, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-4.
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