The Gardner-Edgerton Trailblazers will square off against the Manhattan Indians at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Gardner-Edgerton comes in on six and Manhattan on 12.
Gardner-Edgerton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Blue Valley West by a score of 34-25.
Meanwhile, Manhattan faced Derby in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Manhattan walked away with a 31-21 victory over Derby. The 31-point effort marked the Indians' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Carter Aslin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 194 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 164 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 112 rushing yards. Jaydin Hudley was another key player, gaining 105 total yards and a touchdown.
Manhattan wouldn't let Derby keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Colby Altevogt was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. Manhattan got some further help from Jj Dunnigan: he made eight total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
Manhattan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Gardner-Edgerton's win bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Manhattan, their victory bumped their record up to 12-0.
Gardner-Edgerton and Manhattan were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in November of 2022, but Gardner-Edgerton suffered an agonizing 21-20 loss. Can Gardner-Edgerton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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