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 matchup 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 Toilers haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the loss, Manual Arts got top-tier performance from Ezekiel Belote, who 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 claimed a resounding 52-0 victory over Magnolia 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 was a one-man wrecking crew for Lynwood as he rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristan Ormond, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lynwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Magnolia only rushed for 71.
Manual Arts now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Lynwood, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Manual Arts has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 274.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lynwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 210. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Manual Arts didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Lynwood in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 24-19 victory. Does Manual Arts have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lynwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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