Cocalico hasn't had much luck against Manheim Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Cocalico Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Manheim Central Barons at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Cocalico will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 21) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-7 win over Warwick. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Eagles were the (much) better team in the second half.
Cocalico was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Manheim Central took a blow against Conrad Weiser on Friday, falling 38-3. While losing is never fun, the Barons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Scouts are ranked 91st).
Cocalico's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2. As for Manheim Central, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Cocalico took their win against Manheim Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 48-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cocalico since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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