After flying high against Booker T. Washington last Friday, Bowdon came back down to earth. The Bowdon Red Devils took a 28-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Manchester Blue Devils on Friday. The matchup marked the Red Devils' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Several Red Devils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was 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. Kaiden Prothro was another key receiver, picking up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Darrius Favors was his usual excellent self, rushing for 154 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry for Manchester. Favors also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles. Qua Cooper was another key player, rushing for 150 yards on only 15 carries.
The defeat snapped Bowdon's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-2 record. As for Manchester, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
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.
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