Football Preview: Cocalico Eagles vs. Manheim Central Barons
Cocalico hasn't had much luck against Manheim Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Cocalico Eagles will challenge the Manheim Central Barons at 7:00 p.m. Neither Cocalico nor Manheim Central posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Cocalico will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 21) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-7 victory over Warwick. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Eagles were the (much) better team in the second half.
Cocalico was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 38-3, which was the final score in Manheim Central's tilt against Conrad Weiser on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Barons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Scouts are ranked 91st).
Cocalico pushed their record up to 3-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Manheim Central, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Cocalico took their victory against Manheim Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 48-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cocalico since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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