A defensive slugfest turned into a one-sided second half in the annual Battle for the Blacktop game between Milledgeville and Polo .

After the Marcos scored on the first drive of the second half, the Missiles scored three unanswered touchdowns after a fourth-down stop early in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 28-6 victory Friday night in Polo.

Milledgeville (4-0) used big plays to reach the end zone. Kyson Francis threw scoring strikes of 33 and 49 to Karter Livengood, and 18 yards to Spencer Nye. Evan Schenck added a 42-yard touchdown run with 1:52 to play, breaking several tackles after he looked to be stopped about five yards downfield.

“The first half started off rough; I missed some wide-open targets. In the second half, I got comfortable and started throwing the ball bett

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