Dr. Maya Angelou Community hasn't had much luck against Manual Arts recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Dr. Maya Angelou Community Phoenix will challenge the Manual Arts Toilers at 7:30 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Dr. Maya Angelou Community finally turned things around against Jefferson last Friday. They put the hurt on the Democrats with a sharp 35-14 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Phoenix considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Adrian Mendoza looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 103 yards and two touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Manual Arts). They claimed a resounding 51-19 win over Santee at home. The Toilers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 26 points or more this season.
Jamir Belote had a dynamite game for Manual Arts, rushing for 229 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Belote really tore up the turf during one magnificent 73-yard run. Manual Arts also got a significant boost from Ezekiel Belote, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 94 yards.
Manual Arts didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Belote and Jayden Pagoaga. Those 229 rushing yards gave Belote a new career-high.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Manual Arts was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 463 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Dr. Maya Angelou Community's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-6. As for Manual Arts, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Dr. Maya Angelou Community came up short against Manual Arts when the teams last played back in October of 2021, falling 18-8. Thankfully for Dr. Maya Angelou Community, Edwin Lopez (who rushed for 215 yards while picking up 11.3 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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