The Manual Rams will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Richwoods Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Manual is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They were dealt a 64-28 loss at the hands of Normal University on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 399th, while the Pioneers are ranked 166th).
Meanwhile, Richwoods couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were outmatched by Normal Community at home and fell 55-12. The Knights have struggled against the Ironmen recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Manual might still be hurting after the 21-0 defeat they got from Richwoods when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Manual avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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