Football Preview: Wilcox County Patriots vs. Manchester Blue Devils
The Wilcox County Patriots are taking a road trip to face off against the Manchester Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Wilcox County: 10.3, Manchester: 8.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Wilcox County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against McIntosh County Academy by a score of 9-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Manchester). They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Marion County 49-6. Winning may never get old, but the Blue Devils sure are getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Darrius Favors continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 119 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also picking up 55 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 119 rushing yards. Qua Cooper handled things on the ground, rushing for 108 yards.
Manchester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
Manchester didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jaedyn Terry.
Wilcox County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.0 points per game. As for Manchester, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Wilcox County didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Manchester when the teams last played back in November of 2021, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win. Does Wilcox County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Manchester turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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