After two games on the road, Manchester is heading back home. They will welcome the Churubusco Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Manchester is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Peru just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 35-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. The loss continues a trend for the Squires in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost five in a row.
Manchester wouldn't let Peru keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Manchester can thank Maddux Greer and Reiss Gaerte for forcing all of them. The dominant performance also gave Greer a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Manchester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 236 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Churubusco duked it out withFairfield on Friday. Churubusco came up short against Fairfield, falling 42-18. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Churubusco might have lost, but man, Angelo Ianucilli was a machine: he rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns. Churubusco is 3-1 when Ianucilli posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
Manchester's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-4. As for Churubusco, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
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