Manatee has won seven straight games at home, while St. Thomas Aquinas has won seven straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Manatee Hurricanes will welcome the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Manatee's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last eight matches.
Manatee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Riverdale 38-0. Considering the Hurricanes have won nine games by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
KeiShawn Smith was his usual excellent self, rushing for 145 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played. Jalen Bryant was in the mix as well, providing Manatee with a touchdown.
Manatee wouldn't let Riverdale keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Jamari Parker led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Jordyn Lowery also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four. Manatee got some further help from Alvoid Kennon Jr.: he made nine total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Manatee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. They are a perfect 3-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas Aquinas beat Atlantic 49-42 on Friday.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Andrew Indorf and Lincoln Graf. Indorf had a great game and threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns while completing 82.1% of his passes. Meanwhile, Graf was balling out in the loss, throwing for 339 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 80 yards on only 11 carries.
St. Thomas Aquinas didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Justice Fitzpatrick and Zayden Gamble.
Manatee's victory bumped their record up to 10-1. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
Manatee was taken down by St. Thomas Aquinas 45-0 in their previous matchup back in November of 2020. Can Manatee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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