Manchester has been on the road for three straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. After each having a week off, they and the Marion County Eagles will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Two weeks ago, everything came up roses for Manchester against Greenville as the team secured a 46-7 win. With that victory, the Blue Devils brought their scoring average up to 26.2 points per game.
Darrius Favors continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 135 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Qua Cooper, who rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Manchester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Manchester didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Benji Kempson and Jaedyn Terry.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marion County). They blew past Central 62-6 two weeks ago. With that win, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 26.7 points per game.
Dayvion Crawford was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also picked up 43 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Ty Goodroe, who threw for 102 yards and a touchdown on only seven passes.
Manchester's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31 points. As for Marion County, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season.
Saturday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Manchester has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 359.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Marion County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 250.8. It's looking like Saturday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Manchester against Marion County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 35-3 win. Will Manchester repeat their success, or does Marion County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
