Football Preview: Shadyside Tigers vs. Monroe Central Seminoles
Shadyside has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Monroe Central Seminoles at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
If Monroe Central heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Shadyside took over last week. Shadyside managed a 40-34 victory over Bridgeport on Friday.
Meanwhile, while Monroe Central put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Frontier. Monroe Central took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 49-0 win over Frontier. Considering the Seminoles have won eight contests by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Shadyside's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Monroe Central, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Shadyside suffered a grim 35-12 defeat to Monroe Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Monroe Central's Tucker Howell, who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 96 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Shadyside knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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