The Manual Arts Toilers will face off against the Lynwood Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Manual Arts: 17.4, Lynwood: 0) so any points scored will be well earned.
Manual Arts will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 41-point game in their last game. They fell just short of Lincoln by a score of 27-24. The defeat continues a trend for the Toilers in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
Manual Arts might have lost, but man, Ezekiel Belote was a machine: he rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 45 receiving yards. An impressive showing, but Belote really ramped things up playing D: he picked up two sacks and made 13 total tackles. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Jamir Belote, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Even if they lost, Manual Arts' defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Belote and Nasir Newell, who racked up all four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Lynwood put their dominant defense on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Friday. They blew past Magnolia 52-0 on the road. Fans of the Knights have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Ernest Delce had a dynamite game for Lynwood, rushing for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Another player making a difference was Tristan Ormond, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Manual Arts now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Lynwood, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Manual Arts didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Lynwood in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 24-19 win. Will Manual Arts repeat their success, or does Lynwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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