With a playoff game on the line, Manchester rose to the challenge on Saturday. They blew past the Marion County Eagles 49-6. Considering the Blue Devils have won six games by more than 26 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Darrius Favors continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 119 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also picking up 55 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 119 rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Qua Cooper, who rushed for 108 yards.
The victory was the eighth in a row for Manchester, bringing their record for this year to 8-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.5 points per game. As for Marion County, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Manchester will square off against Wilcox County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Manchester knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Wilcox County likes a good challenge. Marion County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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