After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Manzanola is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Miami-Yoder Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Saturday, Manzanola had to suffer through a 66-19 loss at the hands of Hanover. The Bobcats haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Miami-Yoder). They were the clear victor by a 52-29 margin over Flagler on Friday.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Miami-Yoder was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
One reason for the win was Miami-Yoder's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Jack Ejlersen was especially locked on to Flagler's QB and sacked him three times. With that strong performance, Ejlersen is now averaging an impressive 6.7 total tackles per game.
Manzanola now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Miami-Yoder, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Manzanola was taken down by Miami-Yoder 48-18 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Manzanola have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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