Football Preview: Manual Arts Toilers vs. Lynwood Knights
The Manual Arts Toilers will square off against the Lynwood Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Manual Arts: 17.4, Lynwood: 0) so any points scored will be well earned.
Manual Arts will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 41-point matchup in their last game. They fell just short of Lincoln by a score of 27-24. The loss continues a trend for the Toilers in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
Manual Arts might have lost, but man, Ezekiel Belote was a machine: he rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 45 receiving yards. An impressive showing, but Belote really ramped things up playing D: he picked up two sacks and made 13 total tackles. Jamir Belote got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Even if they lost, Manual Arts' defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Belote and Nasir Newell, who racked up all four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Lynwood's rock-solid defense showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Friday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 52-0 victory over Magnolia. Fans of the Knights have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Ernest Delce had a dynamite game for Lynwood, rushing for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Tristan Ormond was another key player, rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lynwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Magnolia only rushed for 71.
Manual Arts now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Lynwood, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Manual Arts has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 232.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lynwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 210. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Manual Arts didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Lynwood in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 24-19 victory. Will Manual Arts repeat their success, or does Lynwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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