The Manchester Blue Devils will head out on the road to take on the Chapel Hill Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Chapel Hill took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Manchester, who comes in off a win.
Manchester will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points back in August, then bounced right back against Macon County last Friday. Manchester blew past Macon County, posting a 42-6 win on the road. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 266th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Darrius Favors went supernova for Manchester, rushing for 179 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Another back making a difference was Qua Cooper, who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Meanwhile, Chapel Hill entered their contest against Central Gwinnett on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Chapel Hill took a 21-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Central Gwinnett. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The victory made it two in a row for Manchester and bumps their season record up to 2-1. As for Chapel Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
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