After soaring to 62 points the game before, Jefferson was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They were dealt a 42-7 defeat at the hands of the Manual Arts Toilers. The matchup marked the Democrats' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Xavier Wyche rushed for 39 yards, and also threw for 92 yards and a touchdown.
Nelsean Farmer was his top target, picking up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground,
Adam Davenport rushed for 98 yards.
Manual Arts found their leader in underclassman Jamir Belote, who rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Those 141 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Belote. Ezekiel Belote also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Jefferson's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Manual Arts, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Jefferson didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 35-14 defeat against Dr. Maya Angelou Community on the 11th. As for Manual Arts, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Santee at 7:00 p.m. on October 17th. Manual Arts is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.3 points per game this season.
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