The Trion Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Manchester Blue Devils at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Trion comes in on six and Manchester on three.
On Friday, Trion needed a bit of extra time to put away Robbinsville. They walked away with a 35-28 win over the Black Knights.
Meanwhile, while Manchester put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Chapel Hill. Manchester blew past Chapel Hill 38-0 on the road. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Panthers are ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Darrius Favors, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Manchester also got a significant boost from Qua Cooper, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Manchester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 361 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Trion's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Manchester, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
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