The Miami-Yoder Buffaloes will face off against the Manzanola Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Miami-Yoder is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Miami-Yoder is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 52-29 margin over Flagler on Friday.
Miami-Yoder wouldn't let Flagler keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Jack Ejlersen led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 6.7 total tackles per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Miami-Yoder was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Manzanola was beaten by Hanover 66-19 on Saturday. The Bobcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-13.
The victory got Miami-Yoder back to even at 2-2. As for Manzanola, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Miami-Yoder against Manzanola in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 48-18 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Miami-Yoder since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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