Bristow has gone 10-0 against Mannford recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Bristow Pirates will look to defend their home field against the Mannford Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Bristow will be strutting in after a win while Mannford will be coming in after a defeat.
Bristow is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 58-48 victory over Seminole on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Darien Dansby continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 224 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry, and also picking up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 64 yards. Another player making a difference was Promised Johnson, who rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bristow was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Mannford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were dealt a 42-7 defeat at the hands of Perkins-Tryon. The game marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Bristow now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Mannford, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Bristow has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 196.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Mannford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 160.8. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Bristow was able to grind out a solid win over Mannford when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 21-14. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mannford's Brayden Rodriguez, who rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 42 receiving yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bristow still be able to contain RodRiguez? There's only one way to find out.
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