Manhattan has won six straight games at home, while Lincoln County has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Manhattan Tigers will host the Lincoln County Lions at 1:00 p.m. Manhattan knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Lincoln County likes a good challenge.
Manhattan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Friday. They blew past Baker 47-8. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Montana football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Spartans are ranked 55th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lincoln County's offense rose to the challenge against a Scotties defense that boasted an average of only 15 points allowed on Saturday. Everything went Lincoln County's way against Glasgow/Hinsdale/Nashua as Lincoln County made off with a 35-14 win. Considering the Lions have won seven contests by more than 20 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Rogan Lytle continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 152 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Lincoln County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 405 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lincoln County wouldn't let Glasgow/Hinsdale/Nashua keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lincoln County can thank Haiden Johnson and Josh Lambertsen for forcing both of them. Johnson also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 210.
Manhattan's victory bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Lincoln County, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
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