Football Preview: Monarch Coyotes vs. Frederick Golden Eagles
The Monarch Coyotes will head out to take on the Frederick Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Monarch will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 47-point they dealt Greeley West on Friday. Monarch claimed a resounding 53-6 victory over Greeley West at home. The Coyotes' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Monarch found their leader in underclassman Malakhi Payne, who rushed for 31 yards and two touchdowns. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Gavin Fagan, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Frederick had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.8 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They breezed by the Impalas on the road to the tune of 49-6. Considering the Golden Eagles have won six contests by more than 33 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Gavin Ishmael was his usual excellent self, throwing for 326 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 13.6 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 49 yards and a touchdown.
Frederick didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Colt Hoge and Reno DiGesualdo. Frederick got some further help from Aerik Ross: he made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Monarch is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Frederick, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Monarch was able to grind out a solid victory over Frederick when the teams last played back in August of 2023, winning 30-23. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ishmael, who threw for 294 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Monarch still be able to contain Ishmael? There's only one way to find out.
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