Manual Arts has gone 3-0 against Dr. Maya Angelou Community recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Manual Arts Toilers will welcome the Dr. Maya Angelou Community Phoenix at 7:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Manual Arts is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Santee 51-19 at home on Thursday. The Toilers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 26 points or more this season.
Jamir Belote was a one-man wrecking crew for Manual Arts as he rushed for 229 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Belote's longest rush was for an incredible 73 yards. Ezekiel Belote handled things on the ground, rushing for 94 yards.
Manual Arts didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Belote and Jayden Pagoaga. Those 229 rushing yards gave Belote a new career-high.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Manual Arts was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 463 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Dr. Maya Angelou Community can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game last Friday. They put the hurt on Jefferson with a sharp 35-14 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Phoenix considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Dr. Maya Angelou Community can attribute much of their success to Adrian Mendoza, who threw for 103 yards and two touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes.
The win got Manual Arts back to even at 4-4. As for Dr. Maya Angelou Community, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Manual Arts has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 359.2 total yards per game. It's a different story for Dr. Maya Angelou Community, though, as they've been averaging only 220.5. Will Manual Arts be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Dr. Maya Angelou Community flip the script?
Manual Arts was able to grind out a solid win over Dr. Maya Angelou Community when the teams last played back in October of 2021, winning 18-8. Will Manual Arts repeat their success, or does Dr. Maya Angelou Community have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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