Blue Devils
| 11/29/24 @ Lincoln County | 20-17 |
| 11/22/24 vs Wilcox County | 26-14 |
| 11/16/24 vs Marion County | 49-6 |
| 11/01/24 @ Greenville | 46-7 |
| 10/25/24 @ Mt. Zion | 48-14 |
| + 5 more games |
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Manchester had no problem doing just that on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Lincoln County Red Devils out 20-17. Winning may never get old, but the Blue Devils sure are getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
Darrius Favors continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 186 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 119 rushing yards. Qua Cooper handled things on the ground, rushing for 84 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Manchester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Lincoln County still got an impressive performance from Mekhi Wade, who rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 123 yards on eight of 14 attempts.
Manchester's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.0 points per game. As for Lincoln County, with the defeat, they broke their 11-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-1.
Manchester has already played their next contest, a 17-14 loss against Brooks County on the 6th. Lincoln County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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