Manchester entered their tilt with Bowdon on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top against the Bowdon Red Devils by a score of 28-20. This was payback for the Blue Devils, who suffered a 28-27 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Darrius Favors was his usual excellent self, rushing for 154 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles. Qua Cooper also helped out as he racked up 150 rushing yards.
Manchester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 398 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Bowdon lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Joshawia Davis, who rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns. Davis has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Nathan Bhony handled things on the ground, rushing for 85 yards.
Manchester pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Bowdon, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Mt. Zion the next time they take the field. Bowdon will head out to face Mt. Zion at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Manchester will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
