North Manchester, Ind. - The Manchester Spartans Football team hosted the Kalamazoo Hornets in their first home match up of the 2024 season.

The Spartans would fall in a tough battle 0-55.

Manchester 0, Kalamazoo 55

It was a tough day on the Spartan sidelines this past Saturday, giving up 414 yards on defense and having 106 yards on offense. The Spartans fought hard until the final whistle blew, Junior linebacker Blake Haiflich (Ossian, Ind., Norwell) finished the day with 13 total tackles including one tackle for loss, he also added a forced fumble and fumble recovery that would prevent a Kalamazoo score in the 3rd quarter. 

The Spartans (0-3) will have a bye week and then get ready to travel to Defiance, OH. to take on Defiance College (1-2) on Oct. 5.