Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Manchester). They blew past the Lewis Cass Kings 49-28 on Friday. That's two games straight that the Squires have won by exactly 21 points.
Manchester's receiving core played a big role in the win, headlined by Reiss Gaerte and Eli Metzger. Gaerte rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only five carries while Metzger picked up 76 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Metzger's longest reception was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Manchester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Manchester wouldn't let Lewis Cass keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Manchester can thank Mason Rooney and Resto D'Andrea for forcing all of them.
Lewis Cass lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jonathan Mack, who rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Jed Frey was another key rusher, rushing for 121 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Manchester pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Lewis Cass, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Manchester will square off against Peru at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lewis Cass, they will take on Southwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lewis Cass is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.1 points per game this season.
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