Football Preview: Monroe Redhawks vs. West Stanly Colts
Monroe has gone 6-0 against West Stanly recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Monroe Redhawks are taking a road trip to take on the West Stanly Colts at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Monroe has eight straight victories, West Stanly has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Monroe's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Piedmont 56-0. Considering the Redhawks have won seven matches by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kaegan Chambers was his usual excellent self, throwing for 208 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 57 yards and two touchdowns. Monroe also got a significant boost from Zion Lindsey, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 101 yards.
Monroe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 218 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Monroe didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Donte Craig and Teohn Clyburn. Joey Shearin was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, a win for West Stanly just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 38-15 to Anson. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 330th, while the Bearcats are ranked 152nd).
Monroe's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for West Stanly, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything came up roses for Monroe against West Stanly in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 56-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Monroe since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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