Football Recap: Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes vs. Oconee County Warriors
Monroe Area fell victim to Oconee County and their airtight defense on Friday. They came up short against the Oconee County Warriors, falling 20-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Purple Hurricanes were not able to get on the board.
Even if they lost, Monroe Area's defense still kept up the pressure with six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Dacian Davis and William Carr, who racked up five sacks between them. Carr also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Monroe Area is 3-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-3 otherwise. Another thorn in Oconee County's side was Antonio Mitchell, who picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles.
Caiden Wood continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Oconee County, rushing for 172 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Another rusher making a difference was Darius Darden, who rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown.
Monroe Area has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. As for Oconee County, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Monroe Area will head out to face off against West Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. West Hall is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.6 points per game this season. As for Oconee County, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Jefferson at 7:30 p.m. Jefferson also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 37.4 points per game.
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