It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Manheim Central ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They snuck past the Martin Luther King Cougars with a 20-14 win. Given the Barons' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Cougars are ranked 350th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Logan Geib had a dynamite game for Manheim Central, rushing for 148 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Geib a new career-high in rushing yards. Caleb Moyer handled things on the ground, rushing for 98 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Manheim Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Manheim Central pushed their record up to 2-2 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Martin Luther King, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Manheim Central will head out to challenge Conrad Weiser at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Conrad Weiser will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Manheim Central surely won't give up without a fight. As for Martin Luther King, they will welcome John Bartram at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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