Bluffton has gone 10-0 against Manchester recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Bluffton Tigers will square off against the Manchester Squires at 7:00 p.m. Manchester took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Bluffton, who comes in off a win.
Bluffton is headed out to face Manchester after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Bluffton breezed by Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian at home to the tune of 39-6 on Friday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Braves are ranked 308th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Axton Beste was the offensive standout of the contest as he threw for 188 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bluffton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Bluffton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Coleson Teeple and Alex Mechling.
Meanwhile, while it was Manchester who put the first points on the board on Friday, it was Northwestern who put up more. Manchester fell to Northwestern 19-14. The game was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Squires couldn't quite close it out.
The losing side was boosted by Reiss Gaerte, who picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 30 yards. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield for a catch that went for 65 yards.
Everything came up roses for Bluffton against Manchester in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 as the squad secured a 56-14 victory. In that match, Bluffton amassed a halftime lead of 42-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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