Football Preview: Monmouth-Roseville Titans vs. Sherrard Tigers
Monmouth-Roseville has gone 6-1 against Sherrard recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Monmouth-Roseville Titans will look to defend their home field against the Sherrard Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Monmouth-Roseville will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Monmouth-Roseville's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Princeton's usually-dominant defense. Monmouth-Roseville really took it to Princeton for the full four quarters, racking up a 31-3 win at home. Considering the Titans have won four contests by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Payton Thompson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also picking up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 119 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Andy Myers, who threw for 129 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Another reason for the win was Monmouth-Roseville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Nicholas Bryan Huston was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sherrard). They walked away with a 28-21 victory over Mendota on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Monmouth-Roseville pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Sherrard, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Monmouth-Roseville strolled past Sherrard in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 34-18. Does Monmouth-Roseville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sherrard turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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