With a playoff game on the line, Alexandria-Monroe rose to the challenge on Friday. They put the hurt on the Wabash Apaches with a sharp 73-48 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 25 points or more this season.
Leading Alexandria-Monroe to victory were Clayton Martin and Brady Gast. Martin rushed for 209 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries, while Gast threw for 241 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Those 209 rushing yards gave Martin a new career-high. Bryson Eckler got in on the action as well, 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.
Despite the loss, Wabash had strong showings from Haiden Mcwhirt, who threw for 394 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt, and Noah Baldwin, who gained 253 total yards and two touchdowns. Baldwin's longest rush was for an incredible 81 yards.
Alexandria-Monroe is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Wabash, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Alexandria-Monroe will host Tipton 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. Wabash does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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