Football Preview: Manchester Panthers vs. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals
The Manchester Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Manchester comes in on nine and Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy on seven.
Manchester's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Fairless 39-0 at home. The Panthers pushed the score to 32-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Falcons had no chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy over Orrville in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy blew Orrville out of the water with a 41-6 final score. The Royals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 28 points or more this season.
Ryan Wiehe looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 455 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nathan Cook and Brayden Harris. Cook is also on a roll when it comes to interceptions, as he's now snagged at least one in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Manchester's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, their record now sits at 7-2.
Manchester took a serious blow against Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 41-14. Can Manchester avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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