Football Preview: Abilene Eagles vs. Monterey Plainsmen
The Abilene Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Monterey Plainsmen at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Abilene knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past nine matchups -- so hopefully Monterey likes a good challenge.
While Abilene's win against Tascosa wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Abilene had just enough and edged Tascosa out 31-29. The 31-point effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Abilene wouldn't let Tascosa keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Abilene can thank Aamanni Strahan and Dristain Payne for forcing both of them. Payne also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Meanwhile, Monterey had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 46.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Friday. They blew past the Rebels 56-28. The result was nothing new for the Plainsmen, who have now won four matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
Abilene pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Monterey, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Everything came up roses for Abilene against Monterey in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 59-14 victory. Does Abilene have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monterey turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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