Football Recap: Strong Effort on D from Parker Sims and Kenzi Battle Leads Monroe Area over Oconee County + How To Watch

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Previous 6 Games

10/24/25 - Away	35-21 W
10/25/24 - Home	0-20 L
10/20/23 - Away	7-14 L
10/21/22 - Home	19-28 L
10/22/21 - Away	17-14 W
11/06/20 - Home	16-35 L

After losing to Oconee County the last time they met, Monroe Area decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Purple Hurricanes took down the Warriors 35-21 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Purple Hurricanes.

Monroe Area didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Parker Sims and Kenzi Battle. Monroe Area got some further help from Dacian Davis: he picked up two sacks, made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended one pass.

Several Warriors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Brody Hannah, who threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns.

Monroe Area's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Oconee County, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 6-3 record.

Coming up, Monroe Area will challenge West Hall at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Purple Hurricanes will be up against the Spartans' rather soft defense (which has allowed 44.89 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Oconee County, they will take on Jefferson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Dragons' defense has only allowed 9.4 points per game this season, so the Warriors' offense will have their work cut out for them.