With a playoff game on the line, Manchester rose to the challenge on Friday. Everything went their way against the Berkshire Badgers as they made off with a 41-19 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
Berkshire's loss came despite strong showings from Justin Phillips and Paul Brent. Phillips rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns, while Brent picked up 78 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Manchester pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.8 points per game. As for Berkshire, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
Manchester will square off against Poland Seminary at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Poland Seminary will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Manchester surely won't give up without a fight. Berkshire does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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