After only six points in their last game, Manchester made sure to put some points up on the board against Macon County on Friday. The Manchester Blue Devils claimed a resounding 42-6 win over the Macon County Bulldogs on the road. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 266th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Darrius Favors had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Another rusher making a difference was Qua Cooper, who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Manchester's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB eight times. It was truly a group effort as Jhiere Terry, Javon "Cj" Favors, and Zyterrius Gray picked up two apiece. The dominant performance gave "Cj" Favors a new career-high in rushing yards. Manchester got some further help from Kelvonius Johnson: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Manchester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 522 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Manchester now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Macon County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Manchester will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Chapel Hill at 7:30 p.m. on September 20th. As for Macon County, they will square off against Crawford County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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