The Miami-Yoder Buffaloes will head out to challenge the Manzanola Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Miami-Yoder is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Miami-Yoder is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 52-29 margin over Flagler on Friday.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Miami-Yoder was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
One reason for the win was Miami-Yoder's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Jack Ejlersen was especially locked on to Flagler's QB and sacked him three times. With that strong performance, Ejlersen is now averaging an impressive 6.7 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Manzanola had to suffer through a 66-19 loss at the hands of Hanover. The Bobcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-13.
The win got Miami-Yoder back to even at 2-2. As for Manzanola, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Miami-Yoder against Manzanola in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 48-18 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Miami-Yoder since the team 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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