The Man Hillbillies are taking a road trip to take on the Mingo Central Miners at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Man is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against WestSide on Friday. Man took a 35-21 bruising from WestSide. The loss was the Hillbillies' first of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mingo Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past Liberty 46-20 on Friday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mingo Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dylan Vance, who rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown. Vance didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss) which he returned for a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Aiden Burke, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mingo Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Mingo Central's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Vance and Jacob Maynard who racked up four sacks between them.
Having lost for the first time this season, Man fell to 2-1. As for Mingo Central, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Man was taken down by Mingo Central 40-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Man avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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