The Manzanola Bobcats will square off against the La Veta Redhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Manzanola is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Saturday, Manzanola came up short against Bethune and fell 40-27.
Meanwhile, a victory for La Veta just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Sierra Grande 56-14. While losing is never fun, the Redhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Panthers are ranked 19th).
Despite the defeat, La Veta had strong showings from Sunny Kent, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and Jaxon Salapich, who picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown. Salapich's longest reception was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Manzanola's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for La Veta, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Manzanola against La Veta when the teams last played back in October of 2019, as the team secured a 52-12 win. In that contest, Manzanola amassed a halftime lead of 46-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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