After each having a week off, the North Central Knights and the Manning Monarchs will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: North Central has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Manning will arrive with eight straight victories.
North Central is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Central last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. North Central took a blow against Central, falling 38-7.
Meanwhile, it may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Manning ultimately got the result they hoped for last Friday. They managed a 24-18 win over Lake City.
North Central's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Manning, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
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