Monticello is 1-6 against Milford since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Buckaroo will head out to take on the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Monticello is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Whitehorse, who was ranked third at the time (Monticello was ranked fourth). The Buckaroo simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Raiders 77-42. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Buckaroo as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, while Milford put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Water Canyon. The Tigers breezed past the Wildcats to the tune of 65-0. The Tigers pushed the score to 59-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats had no chance of recovering from.
Monticello better keep an eye on Carson Cheney. He was instrumental in Milford's win, throwing for 183 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Cheney a new career-high in passer rating (165.2). Griffin Walker did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 69 receiving yards.
Milford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Boston Sullivan and Haze Marshall. Sullivan got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Monticello's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Milford, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Monticello was taken down by Milford 51-7 when the teams last played back in August of 2021. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Buckaroo were down 51-0.
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