When the Milton Eagles go into Raider Valley on Friday night to take on the Walton Raiders, more will be on the line than just Walton’s 11-game home winning streak. The Eagles (4-1, 3-1) will try to stake their claim to first place in Region 6-AAAAA by defeating the undefeated and reigning region champion Raiders (5-0, 4-0).
After losing to Campbell in Week 2, Milton has been dominant in its last three contests, outscoring Wheeler, Alpharetta and Centennial by a combined score of 124-33. For the season, the Eagles are averaging nearly 40 points per game. They are spearheaded by running back Toney Williams; the Tennessee commit has already rushed for over 1,000 yards this year. Helping Williams on offense will be quarterback Wil Perry and receiver A.J. Canara. Also, linebacker Blake Fegan is a part of a big-play Eagle defense.
Walton has an outstanding running back in Michael Boydston, who also has over 1,000 rushing yards this season. Quarterback Ray Rayburn and receiver Price Garrett are high-powered weapons for the Raiders as well. Defensively, Scott Willoch and David Paulsen lead a Walton team that is giving up just 12 points per game.
These two teams have not met since 2005 when Walton won 17-0. In fact, Milton has not beaten Walton since 1994. This will be the Eagles’ best chance to end that streak as well as Walton’s home winning streak and make a push for a region title. Meanwhile, Walton will look to defend its region title, as the Raiders continue their push for an undefeated regular season.
Butler can be reached at jbutler@scoreatl.com.
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