The Manatee Hurricanes will venture away from home to challenge the Lowndes Vikings at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Manatee's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Southeast 41-0 at home. Given the Hurricanes' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 54th, while the Seminoles are ranked 388th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Andrew Heidel, who threw for 182 yards and two touchdowns while completing 92.9% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Torey Gilley did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 82 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Lowndes put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 46-13 victory over Central Gwinnett. Fans of the Vikings have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Aalim Brown had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also picked up 55 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those yards when he pulled down a pass and and took off for a gain of55 yards.
Lowndes' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Ethan Jackson and Lorenzo Muneton. Muneton's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making a tackle in addition to snagging an interception.
The win made it two in a row for Manatee and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Lowndes, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
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