The Littleton Lions will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Manual Thunderbolts at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two weeks ago, Littleton didn't have too much trouble with Bear Creek on the road as they won 21-7. The Lions pushed the score to 21-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bears cut but never quite recovered from.
Littleton's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Wren Freeman was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sacksherself.
Meanwhile, Manual got themselves on the board against Kennedy on Saturday, but Kennedy never followed suit. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 38-0 win over the Commanders. The game marked the Thunderbolts' most dominant victory of the season.
Zaniah Hall looked great while leading her team to the win, rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, while also picking up 48 receiving yards.
Manual didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Dayjah Fox and Hall were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece. What's more, La'Kayila Byers also racked up 12 rushing yards, the mostshe's had since back in September.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Manual was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Littleton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Manual, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-6.
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