Tipton has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Alexandria-Monroe Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tipton's defense has only allowed 11.8 points per game this season, so Alexandria-Monroe's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Tipton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 17-7 win over Eastbrook.
Tipton found their leader in sophomore Cole Hussey, who made 16 total tackles. What's more, Quinn Tolle also racked up 73 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in August.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Alexandria-Monroe). They put the hurt on Wabash with a sharp 73-48 victory on Friday. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 25 points or more this season.
Alexandria-Monroe can attribute much of their success to 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. Bryson Eckler got in on the action too, returning a kick 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 games they've averaged 211.8.
Tipton's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Alexandria-Monroe, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Everything went Tipton's way against Alexandria-Monroe in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as Tipton made off with a 44-18 victory. Does Tipton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Alexandria-Monroe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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