Football Preview: Manual Thunderbolts vs. Vista PEAK Prep Bison
The Manual Thunderbolts will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Vista PEAK Prep Bison at 4:30 p.m. Manual's defense has only allowed 11.5 points per game this season, so Vista PEAK Prep's offense will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, Manual was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 12-7 to Rangeview.
Meanwhile, Vista PEAK Prep didn't have quite enough to beat Denver West on Saturday and fell 20-18. The Bison have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Vista PEAK Prep saw an underclassman step up: Oriah Owens rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Those 179 rushing yards gave Owens a new career-high. Goretty Vazquez De Leon was another key player, picking up 142 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Vista PEAK Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 61.1 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 188.
Vista PEAK Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kirsten Suavia and Prabha Kafley. Kafley has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last six times she's played.
Manual's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Vista PEAK Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
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