It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Manchester Township can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 49-14 loss at the hands of the Point Pleasant Boro Panthers. The loss continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost seven in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Manchester Township lost on Friday, don't look at Aidan Lunn. Despite the final result, he rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 156 yards on 11 of 17 attempts. The dominant performance gave Lunn a new career-high in rushing yards. Avery Phillips also helped out with an impressive 90 receiving yards.
Point Pleasant Boro was led to victory by Dylan Reitmeyer and Jake Clayton. Reitmeyer rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns, while Clayton rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Clayton has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
The defeat snapped Manchester Township's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-3 record. As for Point Pleasant Boro, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Manchester Township does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Point Pleasant Boro, they will face off against Camden on Friday. Camden is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.6 points per game this season.
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