If Monroe Central was feeling good off their 57-25 takedown of Union City last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Monroe Central Golden Bears were beaten by the North Decatur Chargers 42-6 on Friday. The loss was the Golden Bears' first of the season.
Lane Wilson threw for 106 yards and a touchdown.
Carter Duncan was his top target, picking up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground,
Jerimiah Ullom rushed for 30 yards.
Leading North Decatur to victory were Mason Morris and Corbin Thackery. Morris rushed for 44 yards and two touchdowns, while Thackery gained 113 total yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Owen Eldridge did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 141 receiving yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Monroe Central fell to 2-1. As for North Decatur, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Monroe Central will welcome Tri at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for North Decatur, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Shenandoah at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Shenandoah focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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