After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Denver West, Manual was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They breezed by the Mitchell Marauders at home to the tune of 53-0. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Thunderbolts considering their eight-point performance the game before.
Nigel Jones rushed for 20 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown.
Kearre Watson was his top target, picking up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground,
Jackson Marshall rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown.
Manual pushed their record up to 2-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mitchell, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
Manual will head out to square off against Flatirons Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Mitchell, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Denver West at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.
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