The Flatirons Academy Bison will challenge the Manual Thunderbolts at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Flatirons Academy's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 41-0 win over Estes Park. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bison.
Flatirons Academy's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Judah Burgess and Caleb Doughty.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Manual, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They breezed by Mitchell at home to the tune of 53-0 on Thursday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Thunderbolts considering their eight-point performance the match before.
The victory got Flatirons Academy back to even at 2-2. As for Manual, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1.
Flatirons Academy suffered a grim 50-26 defeat to Manual in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Flatirons Academy, Deamonte Maynard (who rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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