Manzano has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the St. Pius X Sartans at 7:00 p.m. Manzano is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.7 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Manzano didn't have quite enough to beat Silver and fell 16-13. The contest marked the Monarchs' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Manzano's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Broden Price, who picked up 41 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and James Vautier, who threw for 142 yards and two touchdowns.
Manzano wouldn't let Silver keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Manzano can thank Elias Tafoya and Vincent Varela for forcing both of them. Manzano got some further help from Bodi True: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, St. Pius X entered their tilt with Valencia on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 65-28 win over the Jaguars. The Sartans' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
St. Pius X's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Hershul Olloway Jr, who rushed for 254 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Isaiah Carpenter, who threw for 243 yards and six touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Olloway Jr's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryan Thomas, who picked up 89 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Manzano dropped their record down to 5-4 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for St. Pius X, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
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