Manchester was the 28-19 winner over Midlothian when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Manchester Lancers took a 25-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Midlothian Trojans. The Lancers gained 52 more yards on the day, but it was the Trojans that made the best use of them.
Several Lancers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Landen Abernethy, who threw for 161 yards and a touchdown. Jakai Moore helped Abernethy out on the ground, rushing for 92 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Midlothian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gibson Gross, who threw for 159 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 32 yards.
Manchester now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Midlothian, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Manchester will square off against James River Midlothian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Midlothian, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Clover Hill at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.
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