Football Preview: Manchester Lancers vs. L.C. Bird Skyhawks
Manchester is 7-1 against L.C. Bird since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Manchester Lancers will host the L.C. Bird Skyhawks at 7:00 p.m. Manchester will be strutting in after a win while L.C. Bird will be coming in after a defeat.
Manchester is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Clover Hill at home to the tune of 53-0 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Lancers considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Meanwhile, L.C. Bird has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 12.57 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They were beaten by Huguenot 41-14. The game marked the Skyhawks' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Although L.C. Bird took the loss, they still got scores from Joshua Jiggetts and Sirpaul Cheeks.
Manchester now has a winning record of 4-3. As for L.C. Bird, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2.
Manchester strolled past L.C. Bird in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 22-7. Will Manchester repeat their success, or does L.C. Bird have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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