Manheim Township has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Hempfield Black Knights at 7:00 p.m. Manheim Township's defense has only allowed 10.5 points per game this season, so Hempfield's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Manheim Township will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 42) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Plymouth Whitemarsh out 20-18. Given the Blue Streaks' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Colonials are ranked 109th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Manheim Township came from Declan Clancy and Lex Haberbosch.
Meanwhile, Hempfield's game on Friday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 58-21 win over J.P. McCaskey. The Black Knights' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Manheim Township's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Hempfield, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Manheim Township against Hempfield in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 48-7 victory. In that matchup, Manheim Township amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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