Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monroe). They took down the Bainbridge Bearcats 35-20 on Thursday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Golden Tornadoes considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Bainbridge lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Bryce Olds, who rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns. Those 58 rushing yards gave Olds a new career-high. Bainbridge also got help from Ja'Veen Breedlove, who showed off his sure hands for 142 receiving yards.
Monroe's win bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Bainbridge, they dropped their record down to 0-9 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Monroe will play host again on Friday to welcome Peach County, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Peach County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Monroe likes a good challenge. As for Bainbridge, they will take on Dougherty at 8:00 a.m. on Friday. Bainbridge is facing Dougherty at the right time seeing as Dougherty is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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