On Friday, the New Miami Vikings got the win against the Manchester Greyhounds by a conclusive 40-20. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Dalson Hayes went supernova for New Miami, rushing for 249 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Josh Schnetzer also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, New Miami was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 487 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Manchester only gained 214.
New Miami's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged six passes before it was all said and done. Schnetzer led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by himself. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making two total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging three interceptions.
Manchester's loss came despite strong showings from Ronnie Elam and Mason Gilliam. Elam picked up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Gilliam rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown.
New Miami's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0. As for Manchester, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
New Miami will venture away from home to square off against Middletown Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Manchester, they will welcome Green at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Manchester focused on turnovers this week as team gave up five on Friday.
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