The Manual Arts Toilers will face off against the Lincoln Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Manual Arts, who comes in off a win.
Manual Arts is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Hawkins, posting a 48-7 victory on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Toilers considering their 12-point performance the contest before.
Ezekiel Belote was his usual excellent self, rushing for 154 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles. Another back making a difference was Jamir Belote, who rushed for 103 yards on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Manual Arts was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 441 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in six consecutive matches dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Manual Arts' defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Belote and Nasir Newll who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Lincoln ended up a good deal behind Huntington Park on Friday and lost 40-25.
The win got Manual Arts back to even at 2-2. As for Lincoln, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-3.
Manual Arts ended up a good deal behind Lincoln in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, losing 41-22. Will Manual Arts have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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