Manhattan is 8-0 against Emporia since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Manhattan Indians will be playing at home against the Emporia Spartans at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Manhattan has four straight victories, Emporia has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Manhattan's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 52-0 win over Junction City. The game marked the Indians' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Jaydin Hudley was his usual excellent self, rushing for 152 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Aslin, who rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Manhattan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Manhattan's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Jj Dunnigan picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Emporia was beaten by Topeka 47-14 on Friday.
Manhattan pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Emporia, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Manhattan against Emporia in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 51-7 victory. In that matchup, Manhattan amassed a halftime lead of 44-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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