On Friday New Manchester will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the East Paulding Raiders at 7:30 p.m. New Manchester's defense has only allowed 10.8 points per game this season, so East Paulding's offense will have their work cut out for them.
While New Manchester didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-6), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Kennesaw Mountain by a score of 21-14 on Friday.
Delancy Alexander continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 221 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 38 yards. George Sabb also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 38 points the game before, East Paulding was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They lost 27-7 to Rome. The Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-0.
Even if they lost, East Paulding's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Brodie Burge was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. Wayne Lucas was another major factor on D, making 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending two passes.
New Manchester pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for East Paulding, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-1 record.
New Manchester might still be hurting after the 38-14 defeat they got from East Paulding in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Paulding's Javen Parker, who rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns. Now that New Manchester knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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