The Blanche Ely Tigers will head out on the road to  face off against  the Monarch Knights  at 7:00  p.m.  on Thursday. Blanche Ely's offense  hasn't  had much luck over their past four  matchups, but Thursday's   contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
It was a proper cat-fight when Blanche Ely took on Coconut Creek on Thursday. The Tigers were dealt  a  46-6 defeat at the hands of the Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage  in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Cougars are ranked 69th).
Meanwhile, Monarch was able to grind out a solid  victory over Piper on Friday, taking the game  41-32. The Knights pushed the score to  35-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bengals cut but never quite recovered from.
Blanche Ely better keep an eye on  Florentino Lopez. He was instrumental in Monarch's win, rushing for 41 yards and one  TD, while also throwing for 94 yards and a pair of  touchdowns.  Anthony Williams helped out on the ground, rushing for 87 yards.
 Monarch was unstoppable on the ground and  finished the game with 381  rushing yards. That's the most  rushing yards they've posted  since  the start of last season.
 Special teams was a major factor in the game for Monarch, racking up 11 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of  Jabari Brady, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
 Monarch now  has a winning record of 5-4. As for Blanche Ely, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
 Blanche Ely came up short against Monarch when the teams last played  back in November of 2024, falling  52-42. Thankfully for the Tigers,  Samari Reed (who rushed for 154 yards and five  scores while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 71 receiving yards) 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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