Football Preview: Monroeville Eagles vs. St. Paul Flyers
Monroeville is 1-9 against St. Paul since November of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Monroeville Eagles will host the St. Paul Flyers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Monroeville sitting on nine straight victories and St. Paul on three.
St. Paul's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Monroeville hadn't allowed a single point the last five times they've hit the field. Monroeville simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat 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. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Landen Roeder was another key player, rushing 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 contests.
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.
Meanwhile, St. Paul didn't have too much trouble with South Central on the road on Friday as they won 34-20.
Monroeville pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for St. Paul, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Monroeville was dealt a bruising 41-14 defeat at the hands of St. Paul in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Monroeville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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