Football Preview: Alexandria-Monroe Tigers vs. Tipton Blue Devils
The Alexandria-Monroe Tigers will square off against the Tipton Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alexandria-Monroe is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.6 points per game this season.
Alexandria-Monroe is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Wabash 73-48. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 25 points or more this season.
Alexandria-Monroe relied on the efforts of Clayton Martin, who rushed for 209 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries, and Brady Gast, who threw for 241 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Gast a new career-high in rushing yards (82). Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Bryson Eckler, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Alexandria-Monroe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 416 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 95.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four contests they've averaged 211.8.
Meanwhile, Tipton beat Eastbrook 17-7 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
Tipton found their leader in sophomore Cole Hussey, who made 16 total tackles.
Alexandria-Monroe is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Tipton, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Alexandria-Monroe suffered a grim 44-18 defeat to Tipton in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Alexandria-Monroe, Eli Carter (who rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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