Football Preview: Shorewood Stormrays vs. Monroe Bearcats
The Shorewood Stormrays will take on the Monroe Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Shorewood is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since September 8, 2023 on Friday. They claimed a resounding 47-14 victory over Meadowdale at home.
Meanwhile, while Monroe put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Edmonds-Woodway. Monroe blew past Edmonds-Woodway, posting a 56-0 win on the road. Given the Bearcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Warriors are ranked 169th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Monroe's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mason Davis, who picked up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of thosereceiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 73 yards. Aaron Clifton was in the mix too, providing Monroe with two touchdowns.
Shorewood's record now sits at 2-0. As for Monroe, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Shorewood took a serious blow against Monroe in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 48-0. Thankfully for Shorewood, Blake Springer (who threw for 283 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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