The Manhattan Indians will head out on the road to  challenge  the Washburn Rural Blues  at 7:00  p.m.  on Friday. Manhattan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.1  points per game  this season.
Manhattan took a loss when they played away from home  last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed  on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Topeka 50-0. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Indians considering their 13-point performance the  game before.
Manhattan's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was   Kha'Mario Davis, who rushed for 160 yards and three  TDs on only 15 carries. Davis' longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of  Finn Watson, who threw for 111 yards and three  touchdowns on only ten passes.
 They were just one part of a punishing run game: Manhattan was unstoppable on the ground and  finished the game with 285  rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now  rushed for at least 169  rushing yards in four consecutive  contests.

 Max Evans-Pryor
| 10/17/25 vs Topeka | 7 | 
| 10/10/25 @ Northwest | 6 | 
| 10/03/25 @ Emporia | 13 | 
| 09/26/25 vs Junction City | 7 | 
| 09/19/25 vs Hays | 5 | 
| + 2 more games | 
 Another reason for the win was Manhattan's imposing  defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks.  Max Evans-Pryor was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. Evans-Pryor is also crushing it when it comes to  total tackles: he's   made at least five every time he's  taken the field this season. He got in on the action too, converting a pick  into a touchdown.
 Meanwhile, Washburn Rural faced Junction City in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Blues took a hard  35-20 fall against the Bluejays. The  matchup marked the Blues' lowest-scoring  game so far this season.
 Manhattan's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Washburn Rural,  with the  defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2.
 Everything came up roses for Manhattan against Washburn Rural when the teams last played  back in October of 2024, as the  squad secured  a  56-14 victory. In that  contest, the Indians amassed a halftime lead of  42-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat  on Friday.
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