Deer Trail won the last time they faced Manzanola, and things went their way on Friday too. The Deer Trail Eagles simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Manzanola Bobcats 62-19 at home. That 43 point margin sets a new team best for the Eagles this season.
Deer Trail's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mursal Hussein, who picked up 97 receiving yards and three touchdowns. An impressive showing, but Hussein really ramped things up playing D: he forced a fumble, made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defended a pass. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Mingee, who picked up 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Deer Trail wouldn't let Manzanola keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Hussein, Mo Hussein, and Raul Manriquez-Bustamante picked up one apiece. Manriquez-Bustamante also passed for three passing touchdowns, which is notable because Deer Trail is 3-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
The win made it two in a row for Deer Trail and bumps their season record up to 3-4. As for Manzanola, they dropped their record down to 2-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Deer Trail will head out to challenge Cheraw at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cheraw will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for Manzanola, they will welcome Kiowa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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