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| 11/08/25 - Home | 51-8 W |
| 09/27/19 - Away | 47-8 W |
| 09/21/18 - Home | 38-0 W |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Burlington walked away with it. They took their game on Saturday with ease, bagging a 51-8 win over the Manual Thunderbolts. Considering the Cougars have won six matchups by more than 27 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Burlington's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jason Saucedo, who rushed for 106 yards and three TDs. Saucedo also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making four total tackles. Noe Grajeda helped out on the ground, rushing for 86 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Burlington proved: they limited Manual to a paltry 0.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Anthony Estrada for the heroic effort on defense: he. Burlington didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.4.
Burlington's defense didn't let Marcus Keller, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Saucedo was especially locked on to Manual's QB and sacked him twice.
The win made it two in a row for Burlington and bumps their season record up to 8-2. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.5 points over those games. As for Manual, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-4.
Coming up, Burlington will face off against Wray at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Cougars will need to watch out since the Eagles have now posted at least 31 points in their last three contests. Manual does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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