The Manual Thunderbolts will face off against the Northfield Nighthawks at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Manual: 8.9, Northfield: 11.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Manual's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 15-0 win over Thomas Jefferson.
The critical scores for Manual came from Dayjah Fox and Caylei Walker.
Manual's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Fox and Walker.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Northfield ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 21-20 victory over Denver North.
Manual now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Northfield, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
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