On Friday, Ennis faced Manhattan Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ennis Mustangs lost 44-24 to the Manhattan Christian Eagles. That makes it the first time this season the Mustangs have let down their home crowd.
Although Ennis took the loss, they still got scores from Malachi Lewis and John Hostetler.
Even if they lost, Ennis' defensive line still kept up the pressure with eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kace Wagner and Brody Meyer, who racked up six sacks between them. Meyer also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Ennis' defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. As for Manhattan Christian, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Ennis will head out to challenge Park City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Manhattan Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lodge Grass at 3:00 p.m. Manhattan Christian's defense has only allowed 12.1 points per game this season, so Lodge Grass' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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