If Manchester was riding high fresh off their 49-28 takedown of Lewis Cass last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Manchester Squires took a 35-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Peru Tigers on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Squires in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost five in a row.
Manchester wouldn't let Peru keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Manchester can thank Maddux Greer and Reiss Gaerte for forcing all of them. Greer also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 81.
Even though they lost, Manchester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 236 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Isaiah Korba was his usual excellent self, rushing for 210 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry for Peru. Korba is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
Manchester's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-4. As for Peru, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-5.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Manchester will welcome Churubusco at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Peru, they will head out on the road to take on Maconaquah at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Maconaquah's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six contests.
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