Football Preview: Miami-Yoder Buffaloes vs. Manzanola Bobcats
The Miami-Yoder Buffaloes will head out on the road to face off against the Manzanola Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Miami-Yoder is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Miami-Yoder is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 52-29 margin over Flagler 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.
Miami-Yoder's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. Jack Ejlersen was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three sackshimself. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 6.7 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Manzanola was beaten by Hanover 66-19 on Saturday. The Bobcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-13.
The victory got Miami-Yoder back to even at 2-2. As for Manzanola, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Miami-Yoder against Manzanola in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 48-18 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Miami-Yoder since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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