The Manton Rangers will square off against the Evart Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Manton will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Lake City, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Manton skirted past Lake City 24-22. The win was some much needed relief for the Rangers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Evart was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Pine River Area 49-20 at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Lucas Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Evart's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Joseph Kunin was especially locked on to Pine River Area's QB and sacked him twice. Kunin also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Evart was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 368 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Manton's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Evart, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Manton was taken down by Evart 48-15 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Manton was down 20-0.
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