The Monarch Knights will face off against the Blanche Ely Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Monarch is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.9 points per game this season.
Monarch took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They skirted past Piper 22-20.
Samari Reed continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. Monarch also got help from Antwaun Parham, who showed off his sure hands for 130 receiving yards.
Monarch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Monarch didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jabari Brady and Reed. Another thorn in Piper's side was Mekhi Miller, who picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Blanche Ely had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They took down the Cougars 31-14. 31 seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Blanche Ely can attribute much of their success to Omari Mcneal, who threw for 242 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes, and Shawn Paschall, who gained 152 total yards and a touchdown.
Monarch's record is now 5-3. As for Blanche Ely, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
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