Football Preview: Frankton Eagles vs. Alexandria-Monroe Tigers
Frankton and Alexandria-Monroe are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Frankton Eagles will face off against the Alexandria-Monroe Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Frankton will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Frankton's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Madison-Grant on Friday. They were beaten by the Argylls 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Argylls are ranked 120th).
Frankton's defeat came about despite a quality game from Nate Luzadder, who rushed for 96 yards.
Meanwhile, Alexandria-Monroe hadn't done well against Oak Hill recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Alexandria-Monroe slipped by Oak Hill 22-21.
A big part of Alexandria-Monroe's win came down to the chemistry between Brady Gast and his top target Bryson Eckler. Gast threw for 134 yards and two touchdowns while Eckler picked up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Alexandria-Monroe's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Syler Hartwell and Gast.
Frankton's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Alexandria-Monroe, their record now sits at 4-2.
Frankton took a serious blow against Alexandria-Monroe when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 35-0. Thankfully for Frankton, Carson Cuneo (who rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also threw for six yards and a touchdown) 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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