The Milledgeville Missiles will square off against the Meridian Hawks at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Milledgeville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Alden-Hebron, who was ranked 14th at the time (Milledgeville was ranked first). The Missiles claimed a resounding 54-22 win over the Green Giants. The Missiles' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Meanwhile, Meridian was fully in charge on Saturday, breezing past St. Thomas More 48-14. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-0.
A big part of Meridian's win came down to the chemistry between Seth Ralston and his top target Bryce Brown. Ralston gained 222 total yards while Brown threw for 117 yards and three touchdowns. Ralston's longest rush was for an incredible 89 yards.
Meridian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. They are a perfect 3-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Milledgeville's victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Meridian, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
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