Football Preview: Manzanola Bobcats vs. Miami-Yoder Buffaloes
After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Manzanola is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Miami-Yoder Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Saturday, Manzanola had to suffer through a 66-19 loss at the hands of Hanover. The loss continues a trend for the Bobcats in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Miami-Yoder). They put the hurt on Flagler with a sharp 52-29 victory on Friday.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Miami-Yoder was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Miami-Yoder's defense and their five sacks. Jack Ejlersen was especially locked on to Flagler's QB and sacked him three times. With that strong performance, Ejlersen is now averaging an impressive 6.7 total tackles per game.
Manzanola now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Miami-Yoder, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Manzanola was dealt a bruising 48-18 defeat at the hands of Miami-Yoder in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Manzanola have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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