A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges the Manhattan Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Jefferson sitting on four straight victories and Manhattan on seven.
Jefferson is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Sweet Grass County on the road to the tune of 48-0 on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won three games by 23 points or more so far this season.
Luke Oxarart was his usual excellent self, rushing for 99 yards and three touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown. Tyzer Zody was another key player, throwing for 133 yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Jefferson's defense and their five sacks. Sweet Grass County's QB won't forget Brady Armstrong anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Manhattan faced Three Forks/Willow Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Manhattan strolled past Three Forks/Willow Creek with points to spare, taking the game 33-16.
Jefferson's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Manhattan, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Jefferson lost to Manhattan on the road by a decisive 24-7 margin in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can Jefferson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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