If Point Pleasant Beach wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Manchester Township, they should've done a better job of containing Avery Phillips. The Manchester Township Hawks breezed by the Point Pleasant Beach Garnet Gulls to the tune of 42-14 on Friday thanks in part to Phillips, who rushed for 186 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
Phillips was just one part of a punishing run game: Manchester Township was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Manchester Township wouldn't let Point Pleasant Beach keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Manchester Township can thank Desmond Askew and Stephon Mcfadden for forcing both of them.
Although Point Pleasant Beach took the loss, they still got scores from Jake Salerno and Liam Brosnan.
Manchester Township has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Point Pleasant Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Manchester Township has already played their next contest, a 42-12 victory against Monmouth Regional on the 25th. As for Point Pleasant Beach, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 28-14 win against New Egypt on the 25th.
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