Football Recap: Monroe Central Golden Bears vs. Eastern Hancock Royals
If Monroe Central was feeling good fresh off their 36-0 takedown of Wes-Del last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Monroe Central Golden Bears were beaten by the Eastern Hancock Royals 52-14 on Friday. The Golden Bears lost against the Royals in their previous head to head back in September of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 40-26 score last time.
When it comes to explaining why Monroe Central lost, don't look at Jerimiah Ullom. Despite the final result, he rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Ullom's longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Monroe Central wouldn't let Eastern Hancock keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Monroe Central can thank Elijah Goodspeed and Carter Wheatley for forcing both of them.
Mark Kube was his usual excellent self, rushing for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries for Eastern Hancock. Eastern Hancock is 3-1 when Kube posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Luke Manship also helped out with an impressive 140 receiving yards.
The loss snapped Monroe Central's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-2 record. As for Eastern Hancock, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Monroe Central will head out to challenge Irvington Preparatory Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Monroe Central is facing Irvington Preparatory Academy at the right time seeing as Irvington Preparatory Academy is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Eastern Hancock, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Shenandoah at 7:00 p.m.
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