Football Preview: Manual Arts Toilers vs. Lynwood Knights
The Manual Arts Toilers will face off against the Lynwood Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams 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 matchup out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 41-point contest 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. Belote was even better on defense, picking up two sacks and making 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.
Lynwood played against Magnolia and won via forfeit.
Ernest Delce had a dynamite game for Lynwood, rushing for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Another player making a difference was Tristan Ormond, who rushed 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, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Manual Arts has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 274.2 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 contest against Lynwood in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 24-19 victory. Does Manual Arts have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lynwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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