The Manual Thunderbolts will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Denver West Cowboys at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Manual is headed out to face Denver West after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Manual narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Ignacio 22-19.
The critical scores for Manual came from A'Jayvion Glaspy, Marcus Keller, and Ellis Clements.
One reason for the win was Manual's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Hugo Gonzalez and Tyree Toliver who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Denver West didn't have done well against Englewood recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Denver West snuck past Englewood with a 12-6 win.
Denver West found their leader in underclassman Mario Ortiz, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 30 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Manual came up short against Denver West in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 40-36. Thankfully for Manual, Ahmed Hussein (who rushed for 230 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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