Manchester has been away from home for two games now, but on Saturday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Trion Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Manchester's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Chapel Hill, posting a 38-0 win on the road. The game marked the Blue Devils' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Darrius Favors was his usual excellent self, rushing for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Qua Cooper, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown.
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 matches.
Meanwhile, Trion put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 35-28 win over Robbinsville.
Manchester's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Trion, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
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