If Manchester was riding high fresh off their 47-19 takedown of Wabash last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Squires took an 18-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lewis Cass Kings on Friday. Despite 70 more yards than the Kings, the Squires couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Although Manchester took the loss, they still got scores from Eli Metzger and Dallas Martin.
It was another big night for Gavin Smith, who rushed for 184 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and one touchdown for Lewis Cass. Smith's longest rush was for an incredible 74 yards.
Manchester's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-2. As for Lewis Cass, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Manchester will square off against rival Northfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Lewis Cass is set to challenge their familiar foe Rochester at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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