Football Recap: Milford Piles Up the Points Against Fairbury

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Previous 5 Games

09/19/25 - Away	45-14 W
09/20/24 - Home	49-0 W
10/22/21 - Away	42-0 W
10/04/19 - Home	13-27 L
09/28/18 - Away	46-0 W

Milford had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Fairbury Jeffs 45-14. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2024.

Landon Roth had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 203 yards and five touchdowns. Those five passing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Zeb Reil, who picked up 96 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.

Milford's run defense was locked in: Fairbury could only muster 2.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Cory Langenberg for the heroic effort on defense: he. Milford's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.2.

Milford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Cole Brown, Isaac Roth, and Reil picked up one apiece.

Milford's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Fairbury, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Milford and Fairbury will both get their first taste of in-conference action in their upcoming games. The Eagles are set to challenge their familiar foe Lincoln Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Fairbury will face off against rival Syracuse at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.