Football Preview: Silver Creek Raptors vs. Monarch Coyotes
The Silver Creek Raptors will head out on the road to square off against the Monarch Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Silver Creek has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Monarch will come in with four straight victories.
Silver Creek will head into Friday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Poudre on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 34-point defeat they were dealt two weeks ago. Silver Creek fell just short of Poudre by a score of 15-12. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Raptors have suffered since September 28, 2023.
Meanwhile, Monarch won a contest that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Frederick 21-20.
Monarch found their leader in sophomore Malakhi Payne, who rushed for 128 yards while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Payne was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 50 yards.
Monarch wouldn't let Frederick keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Monarch can thank Tyler Tharp and Sawyer Haley for forcing both of them.
Silver Creek now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Monarch, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Silver Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Monarch when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 27-24. The rematch might be a little tougher for Silver Creek since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
