The Monarch Knights and the Southridge Spartans are set to duel on Friday. Monarch is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.3 points per game this season.
Monarch is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 28-21 win over Homestead. Winning may never get old, but the Knights sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
A big part of Monarch's victory came down to the chemistry between Florentino Lopez and his top target Samari Reed. Lopez rushed for 167 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry while Reed gained 161 total yards and two touchdowns. Reed didn't just play on offense: he also made two total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging an interception. Antwaun Parham did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 88 receiving yards.
Monarch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 372 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Southridge against South Broward on Friday as the team secured a 37-6 win. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won seven matches by 23 points or more so far this season.
Southridge got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was James Perrone out in front who threw for 146 yards and four touchdowns. Jhakari Johnson did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 39 receiving yards.
Monarch's record is now 7-3. As for Southridge, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-2.
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