The Manual Rams are taking a road trip to take on the Champaign Central Maroons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Manual is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Manual headed into their last contest having not scored more than 12 points for six straight, but Urbana let them put that streak behind them. Manual claimed a resounding 58-14 win over Urbana at home. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Rams as it put an end to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Champaign Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a 62-7 loss at the hands of Normal West. While losing is never fun, the Maroons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 348th, while the Wildcats are ranked 117th).
Manual's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-7. As for Champaign Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Manual couldn't quite finish off Champaign Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 and fell 22-20. Can Manual avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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