The Manor Mustangs will square off against the Hutto Hippos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Manor is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season two weeks ago. They lost 38-14 to Harker Heights. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 488th, while the Knights are ranked 119th).
Although Manor took the loss, they still got scores from Camden Huff and Jordan Clark.
Meanwhile, Hutto won against Cedar Ridge on Friday with 63 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Hutto came out on top against Cedar Ridge by a score of 63-56. That's two games straight that the Hippos have won by exactly seven points.
Manor's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Hutto, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Manor suffered a grim 42-20 defeat to Hutto in their previous meeting back in November of 2019. Thankfully for Manor, Mekhi Kimble (who rushed for 153 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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