Manhattan is 3-0 against Northwest since October of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Manhattan Indians will host the Northwest Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated after five-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Manhattan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Emporia 59-0 at home on Friday. Considering the Indians have won three contests by more than 35 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kha'Mario Davis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 121 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Jaydin Hudley was another key back, rushing for 86 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Northwest was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past West 60-14 at home. That looming 60-14 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Grizzlies yet this season.
Northwest can attribute much of their success to Augie Fast, who rushed for 196 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries, and Jaylen Mason, who threw for 340 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. Fast's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Ryder Campbell was Mason's top target, picking up 168 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Manhattan's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Northwest, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Manhattan didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Northwest in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 28-24 victory. Will Manhattan repeat their success, or does Northwest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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