Football Preview: St. Paul Flyers vs. Monroeville Eagles
St. Paul is 9-1 against Monroeville since November of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Paul Flyers will head out to challenge the Monroeville Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Paul comes in on three and Monroeville on nine.
Last Friday, St. Paul didn't have too much trouble with South Central on the road as they won 34-20.
Meanwhile, Monroeville put their dominant defense on display in the team's fifth consecutive shutout on Friday. They blew past Plymouth 59-0 on the road. Considering the Eagles have won seven matches by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Evan Benfer was his usual excellent self, rushing for 152 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 51 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Landen Roeder, who rushed for 80 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Monroeville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups.
Monroeville wouldn't let Plymouth keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Colton Clark, Hayden Ryan, Maverick Myers, and Brycen Dunlap picked up one apiece.
St. Paul now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Monroeville, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for St. Paul against Monroeville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 41-14 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Paul since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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