Manchester hasn't had much luck against Northwest recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Manchester Panthers will challenge the Northwest Indians at 1:30 p.m. Manchester has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Having struggled with 12 defeats in a row, Manchester turned things around against Lake Center Christian on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Tiger 52-24. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Panthers just coasted through the last quarter.
Meanwhile, Northwest came tearing into Wednesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They pulled ahead with a 42-41 photo finish over the Wildcats.
Northwest's victory bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Manchester, their win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-14.
Manchester took a serious blow against Northwest in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 60-26. Can Manchester avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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