Football Preview: Manchester Blue Devils vs. Lincoln County Red Devils
The Manchester Blue Devils are taking a road trip to square off against the Lincoln County Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Manchester sitting on nine straight victories and Lincoln County on 11.
Manchester is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Wilcox County by a score of 26-14. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Patriots are ranked 220th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lincoln County won against Charlton County last Saturday with 49 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Lincoln County breezed by Mitchell County to the tune of 49-7. The result was nothing new for the Red Devils, who have now won ten contests by 23 points or more so far this season.
Jonathan Norman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 90 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Mekhi Wade was another key player, rushing for 36 yards and a touchdown.
Lincoln County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in 12 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Lincoln County's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.1 points. As for Manchester, their record is now 9-1.
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