The Manchester Squires are taking a road trip to square off against the Peru Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Manchester is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Manchester is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 49-28 margin over Lewis Cass on Friday. That's two games straight that the Squires have won by exactly 21 points.
Manchester's receiving core played a big role in the win, headlined by Reiss Gaerte and Eli Metzger. Gaerte rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only five carries while Metzger picked up 76 receiving yards and two touchdowns.all of that, rushing production came thanks to one massive run
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Manchester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Manchester wouldn't let Lewis Cass keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Manchester can thank Mason Rooney and Resto D'Andrea for forcing all of them.
Meanwhile, Peru came up short against Northwestern on Friday and fell 29-16. Peru was down 29-9 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, Peru got top-tier performance from Isaiah Korba, who rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry.
Peru didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Brantlee Edwards, Lukas Ulery, and Trevi Hillman-Conley picked up one apiece.
Manchester has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Peru, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Manchester has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 200.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Peru struggles in that department as they've been averaging 287.2. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Manchester took a serious blow against Peru in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 52-6. Thankfully for Manchester, Matthew Roettger (who rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes) 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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