Football Preview: Belleville East Lancers vs. Manual Rams
The Belleville East Lancers are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Manual Rams at 6:00 p.m. Belleville East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.9 points per game this season.
It was a classic East v. West duel when Belleville East faced off against Belleville West on Wednesday. Belleville East slipped by Belleville West 13-12.
The critical scores for Belleville East came from Ary Kohler and Tahjae' Robinson.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Manual rose to the challenge on Monday. They skirted past the Lions 10-8. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.
A big part of Manual's win came down to the chemistry between Sincere Wesley and her top target Breyasia Grayson. Wesley threw for 112 yards and a touchdown on only five passes while Grayson picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Belleville East has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Manual, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-7.
Wednesday's game might be decided in the trenches. Belleville East has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 197.8 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Manual, though, as they've been averaging only 95.6. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Belleville East against Manual in their previous matchup back in September, as the squad secured a 34-0 win. Will Belleville East repeat their success, or does Manual have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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