The Manual Thunderbolts will face off against the Littleton Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Manual will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Manual's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 38-0 win over Kennedy. That 38 point margin sets a new team best for the Thunderbolts this season.
Zaniah Hall looked great while leading her team to the win, rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, while also picking up 48 receiving yards.
Manual didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Dayjah Fox and Hall were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece. What's more, La'Kayila Byers also racked up 12 rushing yards, the mostshe's had since back in September.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Manual was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Littleton strolled past Bear Creek with points to spare two weeks ago, taking the game 21-7. The Lions pushed the score to 21-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bears cut but never quite recovered from.
One reason for the win was Littleton's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Wren Freeman with two.
Manual's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Littleton, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season.
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