The Monroe Golden Tornadoes will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Cairo Syrupmakers at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Monroe is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They snuck past Dougherty with a 33-28 win last Saturday.
Meanwhile, Cairo waltzed into their contest on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 46-7 victory over the Bearcats. Given the Syrupmakers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Bearcats are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Monroe's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Cairo, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Things could have been worse for Monroe, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 35-21 loss to Cairo when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Thankfully for Monroe, Juderek Gee-Simmons (who rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes) 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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